Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House 2 R cosponsors

HB 1734 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 24; Title 37 and Title 38, relative to children.

Last action — Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 20, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to record, by audio recording or video recording, all interviews of children conducted by department employees as part of the department's investigation of claims of abuse or dependency and neglect. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 24; Title 37 and Title 38.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  4. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2026

  5. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  6. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026

  7. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0617)

  8. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 0

  9. Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  11. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  12. Filed for introduction

  13. Intro., P1C.

  14. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  15. Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee

  16. Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  17. Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. Action Def. in s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/3/2026

  19. Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

  20. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  21. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026

  22. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

  23. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026

  24. Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (131)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1734 do?
Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to record, by audio recording or video recording, all interviews of children conducted by department employees as part of the department's investigation of claims of abuse or dependency and neglect. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 24; Title 37 and Title 38.
Who sponsors HB 1734?
HB 1734 is sponsored by Moody, Debra (Republican) and Davis, Elaine (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1734?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 20, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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