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TN HB 2526

died on adjournment

Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires a child placed in the custody of the department to remain in custody so long as necessary to complete treatment or services, which must be evidence-based and provided by a qualified provider; makes other changes to child custody law; creates a juvenile commitment review task force to examine system issues and service gaps for certain children committed to the custody of the department. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 2526 pass?

No. TN HB 2526 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. 1102

What is TN HB 2526 about?

TN HB 2526 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires a child placed in the custody of the department to remain in custody so long as necessary to complete treatment or services, which must be evidence-based and provided by a qualified provider; makes other changes to child custody law; creates a juvenile commitment review task force to examine system issues and service gaps for certain children committed to the custody of the department. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 2526?

Lamberth is the primary sponsor of TN HB 2526.

Introduced
2026-02-04
Latest action
2026-05-27 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1102
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Lamberthprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-03

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-02-04

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2026-02-05

    Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-05

    P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-03-04

    Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

  6. 2026-03-05

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  7. 2026-03-10

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

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-03-11

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

  9. 2026-03-18

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

  10. 2026-03-18

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

  11. 2026-03-25

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026

  12. 2026-03-25

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026

  13. 2026-04-01

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  14. 2026-04-01

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

    referral-committee

  15. 2026-04-01

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-04-08

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  17. 2026-04-08

    Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to Next Calendar

  18. 2026-04-14

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026

  19. 2026-04-14

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026

  20. 2026-04-14

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2026-04-14

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026

  22. 2026-04-14

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2026-04-16

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  24. 2026-04-21

    Comp. SB subst.

  25. 2026-05-27

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1102

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/10/2026 Passed (5)

    2026-03-10 · pass · 6-0

  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/1/2026 Passed (4)

    2026-04-01 · pass · 9-7

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Garrett: not voting

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/14/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-04-14 · pass · 27-0

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/14/2026 Passed (3)

    2026-04-14 · pass · 12-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 4/14/2026 (1)

    2026-04-16 · fail · 0-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2526&ga=114

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