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                             PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 322

                                                     SENATE BILL NO. 560

         By Jackson, Campbell, Akbari, Bowling, Crowe, Hatcher, Kyle, Lowe, Seal, Walley

                                             Substituted for: House Bill No. 347

                     By Hurt, Hardaway, Towns, Clemmons, Howell, Helton-Haynes, White
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36; Title 37 and Title 39, relative to children.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-1-113(r), is amended by designating the
current language as subdivision (r)(1) and adding the following subdivision (r)(2):

                    (2) The economic disadvantage of a parent or guardian alone is not a ground for
          termination of parental rights.
          SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 37-1-102(b), is amended by adding the
following as a new subdivision:

                    () "Neglect" does not exist solely on the basis of economic disadvantage;
          SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.
         SENATE BILL NO. 560

PASSED:  April 15, 2025

                                      RANDY¥cNALLY
                         SPEAKER OF TH~ SENATE

                         CAMEROR"SEXTON,SPEAKER
                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

n/\c, .,,.,,. ~ APPROVED this             2025
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                      BILL LEE, GOVERNOR