Courts, Juvenile - As enacted, expands the goals of zero to three court programs to include cases involving children five years of age or younger, with priority given to cases involving children younger than three years
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, relative to children.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
Courts, Juvenile - As enacted, expands the goals of zero to three court programs to include cases involving children five years of age or younger, with priority given to cases involving children younger than three years of age. - Amends TCA Title 37. Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Number 611 by the Secretary of State.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Jan 12, 2026
Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Jan 13, 2026
Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Jan 14, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/3/2026 · Jan 27, 2026
Senate
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee · Feb 3, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/9/2026 · Feb 6, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 9, 2026
Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 · Feb 9, 2026
Senate
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Feb 9, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 10, 2026
Senate
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Feb 12, 2026
House
Subst. for comp. HB. · Mar 9, 2026
House
Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 · Mar 9, 2026
House
Enrolled and ready for signatures · Mar 11, 2026
Senate
Signed by H. Speaker · Mar 12, 2026
House
Transmitted to Governor for action. · Mar 13, 2026
Senate
Signed by Governor. · Mar 25, 2026
Senate
Pub. Ch. 611 · Apr 6, 2026
House
Effective date(s) 03/25/2026 · Apr 6, 2026
House
Filed for introduction · Jan 23, 2026
House
Intro., P1C. · Feb 2, 2026
House
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee · Feb 4, 2026
House
Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee · Feb 4, 2026
House
Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/17/2026 · Feb 11, 2026
House
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee · Feb 17, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
House
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · Mar 4, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2026 · Mar 4, 2026
House
H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/9/2026 · Mar 5, 2026
House
Comp. SB subst. · Mar 9, 2026
House
The numbers
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CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2026-03-09 · Passed · Ayes 95, Noes 0
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-04 · Passed · Ayes 18, Noes 0
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary CommitteeHouse · 2026-02-17 · Passed · Ayes 4, Noes 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Tennessee legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Comp. SB subst. (Mar 9, 2026).