Tennessee General Assembly· SB 1116Signed by Governor.

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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 393

SENATE BILL NO. 1116

By Haile, Lowe

Substituted for: House Bill No. 1356
By Littleton, Farmer, Hardaway

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 68, relative to records.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-1-127(c)(1)(A), is amended by adding
the following as a new subdivision:

(iii) The department of children's services for the purpose of searching for a kinship
foster care placement;
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
SENATE BILL NO. 1116

PASSED: April 16, 2025

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SPEAKER OF THE SENATE

CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

.£1:_ ~ APPROVED this
day of 2025

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BILL LEE, GOVERNOR

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