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

HB 1235: Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to conserve any federal funds a child in the department's care is eligible for or may receive for the child's reasonable, foreseeable future needs or use for special needs services not currently being provided by the department. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1235 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to conserve any federal funds a child in the department's care is eligible for or may receive for the child's reasonable, foreseeable future needs or use for special needs services not currently being provided by the department. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37. Primary sponsor: Harold Love (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 15, 2026): Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Harold LovePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse58

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee
  2. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to the Final Calendar No. 2
  3. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
  4. Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  5. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  6. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026
  7. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
  8. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/6/2026
  9. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026
  10. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026
  11. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
  12. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 29 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source