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

HB 1359: Foster Care - As enacted, requires the department of children's services, to the extent not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law, to promulgate rules to implement certain rights for any foster child in the custody of the department or an agency that contracts with the department to place children in foster care. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37; Title 49 and Title 71.

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 1359 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Foster Care - As enacted, requires the department of children's services, to the extent not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law, to promulgate rules to implement certain rights for any foster child in the custody of the department or an agency that contracts with the department to place children in foster care. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37; Title 49 and Title 71. Primary sponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 387.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

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. 387
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. Sponsor(s) Added.
  5. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
  6. Sponsor(s) Added.
  7. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
  8. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  9. Sponsor(s) Added.
  10. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
  11. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/7/2025
  12. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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