Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 485
Children - As enacted, requires certain procedures currently found in the federal Indian Child Welfare Act to be applied by courts in child custody proceedings involving an Indian child. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Bowling (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 24, 2026): Pub. Ch. 682
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 26, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/26/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 17, 2026 Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/17/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- Apr 24, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 682 - Apr 24, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 05/26/2026 - Apr 16, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - Apr 7, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for action. - Apr 6, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Apr 6, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Subst. for comp. HB. - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0719) - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Enrolled and ready for signatures - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0761) - Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - Mar 24, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026 - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 - Mar 16, 2026 · House
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026 - Mar 16, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026 - Feb 12, 2025 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration - Jan 29, 2025 · House
Filed for introduction