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                              PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 805

                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 2219

                                                               By Haile

                                            Substituted for: House Bill No. 2352

                                              By Littleton, Hakeem, Parkinson

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 1, relative to juvenile court data.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 37-1-187(a), is amended by adding the
following new subdivisions:

                    ( ) "Dependency and neglect case" means a court proceeding concerning a child
          alleged to be a dependent and neglected child. Each new petition filed alleging dependency
          and neglect is a new case. A petition and case may contain multiple children;

                    () "Dependent and neglected child" means the same as defined in§ 37-1-102(b);

                    ( ) "Extension of foster care" means the service provided by the department of
          children's services as described in § 37-2-604;

          SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 37-1-187(d), is amended by adding the
following new subdivisions:

                    (3) Each new dependency and neglect case, including for each child named in the
          petition:

                              (A) The date the case was filed or opened;

                              (B) The referring agency or person filing the petition;

                              (C) The -statutory allegations in the petition;

                              (D) The child's unique child ID number, which may be the same number used
                    if the child has a delinquent or unruly case;

                              (E) The unique case or docket number, followed by -01, -02, -03 for each child
                    named in the petition; and

                              (F) The child's name, date of birth, race, sex, ethnicity, and social security
                    number; and

                    (4) For each case reported pursuant to subdivision (d)(3), the following information,
          as applicable, along with the unique case or docket number:

                              (A) The beginning and ending date and type of out-of-home placement;

                              (B) The beginning and ending date of a trial home placement;

                              (C) The date the child was adjudicated a dependent and neglected child or the
                    date the case was dismissed or transferred to another court;
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                              (D) For a child in the custody of the department of children's services, the

                    permanency goal achieved or the reason for not achieving permanency;
                              (E) The date of case closure; and
                              (F) The beginning and ending date of an extension of foster care.

          SECTION 3. This act takes effect January 1, 2027, the public welfare requiring it.

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PASSED:  April 8, 2026

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                          BILL LEE, GOVERNOR