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

SB 2165: 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.

Enacted Last action May 5, 2026: Pub. Ch. 802

Plain-language summary

SB 2165 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate 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: Ferrell Haile (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2026): Pub. Ch. 802.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Ferrell Haile (Republican).