Bill Commons

TN HB 1966

died on adjournment

Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the commissioner to develop a statewide quality assurance program to ensure quality control through monitoring, evaluation, and feedback on the performance of the best practices in the service delivery system and utilizing both qualitative and quantitative data in outcomes-based approaches at the regional level. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 1966 pass?

No. TN HB 1966 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 (2026-05-27): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1075

What is TN HB 1966 about?

TN HB 1966 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the commissioner to develop a statewide quality assurance program to ensure quality control through monitoring, evaluation, and feedback on the performance of the best practices in the service delivery system and utilizing both qualitative and quantitative data in outcomes-based approaches at the regional level. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 1966?

Farmer is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1966.

Introduced
2026-02-02
Latest action
2026-05-27 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1075
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Farmerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-22

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-02-02

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2026-02-04

    Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-04

    P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-25

    Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  6. 2026-03-03

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

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-03-04

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026

  8. 2026-03-11

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026

  9. 2026-03-11

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2026

  10. 2026-03-18

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026

  11. 2026-03-18

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

  12. 2026-03-23

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-03-23

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-03-25

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026

  15. 2026-04-01

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026

  16. 2026-04-01

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-04-07

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-04-08

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  19. 2026-04-09

    Reset on Final cal. of Calendar & Rules Committee

  20. 2026-04-22

    Comp. SB subst.

  21. 2026-04-22

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 4/22/2026

  22. 2026-04-22

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2026

  23. 2026-05-27

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1075

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/3/2026 Passed (5)

    2026-03-03 · pass · 6-0

  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/23/2026 Passed (4)

    2026-03-23 · pass · 19-0

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/1/2026 Passed (3)

    2026-04-01 · pass · 13-0

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/7/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-04-07 · pass · 27-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026 4/22/2026 (1)

    2026-04-22 · fail · 0-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1966&ga=114

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