Tennessee · 114

SB 1850

Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, prohibits the department from requiring a relative caregiver, including relatives in the kinship foster care program, to provide a child with the child's own bedroom in determining whether to place the child in the custody of the relative caregiver. - Amends TCA Title 37.

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Tennessee SB 1850 amends TCA Title 37 to prohibit the Department of Children's Services from requiring a relative caregiver, including those in the kinship foster care program, to provide a child with their own bedroom as a condition for placement. This restriction applies when determining whether to place a child in the custody of a relative caregiver.

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QuestionChamberResultYeaNayOtherDateSource
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) lower pass 0 0 0 Mar 30, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/2/2026 Passed (1) upper pass 0 0 0 Mar 2, 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 Feb 24, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0