Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 2350: Foster Care - As enacted, requires the department of children's services to provide a copy of a petition to terminate parental rights for a child in the custody of the department to the child's foster parent, if the foster parent has served as the physical placement for the child for a period of nine or more consecutive months; requires the department to provide the required copy within seven days of the filing or being served with the petition. - Amends TCA Section 36-1-113 and Section 37-2-415.

In committee Last action May 5, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 802

Plain-language summary

HB 2350 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Foster Care - As enacted, requires the department of children's services to provide a copy of a petition to terminate parental rights for a child in the custody of the department to the child's foster parent, if the foster parent has served as the physical placement for the child for a period of nine or more consecutive months; requires the department to provide the required copy within seven days of the filing or being served with the petition. - Amends TCA Section 36-1-113 and Section 37-2-415. Primary sponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 802.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican).