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TN HB 1359

died on adjournment

Foster Care - As enacted, requires the department of children's services, to the extent not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law, to promulgate rules to implement certain rights for any foster child in the custody of the department or an agency that contracts with the department to place children in foster care. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37; Title 49 and Title 71.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 1359 pass?

No. TN HB 1359 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-13): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 387

What is TN HB 1359 about?

TN HB 1359 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Foster Care - As enacted, requires the department of children's services, to the extent not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law, to promulgate rules to implement certain rights for any foster child in the custody of the department or an agency that contracts with the department to place children in foster care. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37; Title 49 and Title 71.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 1359?

Littleton is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1359.

Introduced
2025-02-10
Latest action
2025-05-13 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 387
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Littletonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-06

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-10

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-12

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  4. 2025-03-12

    Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  5. 2025-03-12

    Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-03-12

    Ref. to Judiciary Committee - Government Operations for Review

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-03-18

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-03-19

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025

  9. 2025-03-26

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025

  10. 2025-03-26

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025

  11. 2025-04-02

    Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/7/2025

  12. 2025-04-02

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-04-03

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  14. 2025-04-07

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2025-04-09

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025

  16. 2025-04-09

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  17. 2025-04-10

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025

  18. 2025-04-10

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  19. 2025-04-16

    Comp. SB subst.

  20. 2025-04-16

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  21. 2025-05-13

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 387

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/18/2025 Passed (3)

    2025-03-18 · pass · 6-0

  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 4/2/2025 Passed

    2025-04-02 · pass · 18-0

  • HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/7/2025 Passed (2)

    2025-04-07 · pass · 8-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 4/10/2025 (1)

    2025-04-14 · fail · 0-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1359&ga=114

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