Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB 1966 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 5, relative to the department of children's services.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1075

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 30, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill establishes a quality assurance program for children's services in Tennessee.

This legislation requires the commissioner of children's services to create a quality assurance program. This program will monitor and evaluate service delivery using both qualitative and quantitative data.

What this means for you
  • Families: This program may lead to improvements in the services that families receive from children's services.

Summary

Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the commissioner to develop a statewide quality assurance program to ensure quality control through monitoring, evaluation, and feedback on the performance of the best practices in the service delivery system and utilizing both qualitative and quantitative data in outcomes-based approaches at the regional level. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5.

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. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/10/2026

  6. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  7. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  8. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/31/2026

  9. Recalled from Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee

  10. Refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  11. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2026

  12. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0635)

  13. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 1

  14. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  15. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  17. Subst. for comp. HB.

  18. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0760)

  19. Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0

  20. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  21. Signed by Senate Speaker

  22. Signed by H. Speaker

  23. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  24. Signed by Governor.

  25. Pub. Ch. 1075

  26. Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  27. Filed for introduction

  28. Intro., P1C.

  29. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

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

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

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

  33. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026

  34. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2026

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

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

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

  38. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  39. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  40. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026

  41. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  42. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026

  43. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  44. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  45. Reset on Final cal. of Calendar & Rules Committee

  46. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2026

  47. H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 4/22/2026

  48. Comp. SB subst.

  49. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1075

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1966 do?
Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the commissioner to develop a statewide quality assurance program to ensure quality control through monitoring, evaluation, and feedback on the performance of the best practices in the service delivery system and utilizing both qualitative and quantitative data in outcomes-based approaches at the regional level. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5.
Who sponsors HB 1966?
HB 1966 is sponsored by Farmer, Andrew (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1966?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2026. Enacted.
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