Tennessee · 114

SB 1868

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.

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SB 1868 amends Tennessee child custody law to require that children in the department's custody remain there as long as necessary to complete evidence-based treatment or services provided by qualified providers. The bill also establishes a juvenile commitment review task force to examine system issues and service gaps for certain children committed to the department's custody.

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Roll-call votes on this bill

QuestionChamberResultYeaNayOtherDateSource
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION… lower pass 0 0 1 Apr 21, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1) lower pass 0 0 4 Apr 21, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2026 Passed upper pass 0 0 0 Apr 15, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to… upper pass 0 0 1 Mar 31, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to… upper pass 0 0 0 Mar 10, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0