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

HB 1356: Vital Records - As enacted, requires certain records or papers for a person relating to the adoption or attempted adoption of a person in the possession of the office of the clerk of the adoption court; the offices of the department of health; the office of any child-placing agency, whether or not it is chartered or licensed; or any other information source, to be made available to the department of children's services for the purpose of searching for a kinship foster care placement. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 68.

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 1356 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Vital Records - As enacted, requires certain records or papers for a person relating to the adoption or attempted adoption of a person in the possession of the office of the clerk of the adoption court; the offices of the department of health; the office of any child-placing agency, whether or not it is chartered or licensed; or any other information source, to be made available to the department of children's services for the purpose of searching for a kinship foster care placement. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 68. Primary sponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 393.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mary LittletonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse78

“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. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 393
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. Sponsor(s) Added.
  5. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
  6. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
  7. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  8. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025
  9. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025
  10. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025
  11. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
  12. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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