2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB1359: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36; Title 37; Title 49 and Title 71, relative to foster care.
Legislative Summary
As introduced, deletes obsolete requirement that employees of the department of children's services who come in contact with foster parents must be trained on foster parents' statutory rights by February 1, 2010. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37; Title 49 and Title 71.
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Bill History
2/6/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Ref. to Judiciary Committee - Government Operations for Review
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/7/2025
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
Amendments
HA0274
Amendment 1-0 to HB1359
4/2/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/7/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
4/2/2025
18
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
3/18/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/6/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 4
Democrat: 4
Primary Sponsor
Mary Littleton
Republican