Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 2165
Foster Care - As enacted, requires the department of children's services to provide a copy of a petition to terminate parental rights for a child in the custody of the department to the child's foster parent, if the foster parent has served as the physical placement for the child for a period of nine or more consecutive months; requires the department to provide the required copy within seven days of the filing or being served with the petition. - Amends TCA Section 36-1-113 and Section 37-2-415.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Haile (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 5, 2026): Pub. Ch. 802
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 16, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/16/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/3/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- May 5, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 802 - May 5, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Apr 23, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - Apr 15, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for action. - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Enrolled and ready for signatures - Apr 6, 2026 · House
Subst. for comp. HB. - Apr 6, 2026 · House
Passed H., Ayes 77, Nays 16, PNV 0 - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 4 - Mar 16, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - Mar 16, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 13, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2026 - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Filed for introduction - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration