TN HB 2350
died on adjournmentFoster 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.
Tennessee · 114S1 · lower
Quick answers
Did TN HB 2350 pass?
No. TN HB 2350 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 (2026-05-05): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 802
What is TN HB 2350 about?
TN HB 2350 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “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.”.
Who sponsors TN HB 2350?
Littleton is the primary sponsor of TN HB 2350.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-04
- Latest action
- 2026-05-05 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 802
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Littletonprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-02
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-02-04
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2026-02-05
Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee
referral-committee
2026-02-05
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2026-03-04
Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/10/2026
2026-03-10
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-11
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026
2026-03-18
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
2026-03-18
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026
2026-03-25
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-01
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
2026-04-02
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026
2026-04-06
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-04-06
Comp. SB subst.
2026-05-05
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 802
Versions
Documents
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Votes
HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/10/2026 Passed (2)
2026-03-10 · pass · 6-0
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/25/2026 Passed
2026-03-25 · pass · 15-1
Member-level votes (1)
- Salinas: not voting
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar 4/2/2026 (1)
2026-04-02 · fail · 0-0
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 2165
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