Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SB 0312 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, relative to children.

Last action — Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 27, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    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 D).

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Summary

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

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

  5. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  6. Sponsor change.

  7. Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  8. Action Def. in s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/25/2025

  9. Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/25/2025

  10. Action Def. in s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2026

  11. Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 1/27/2026

  12. Meeting Canceled

  13. Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/3/2026

  14. Def. to Special Calendar to be Published with Final Calendar in Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee

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

  16. Action Def. in s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/17/2026

  17. Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/17/2026

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

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

  20. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026

  21. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026

  22. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee

  23. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/6/2026

  24. Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

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

  26. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  27. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to the Final Calendar No. 2

  28. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  29. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee

  30. Filed for introduction

  31. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  33. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2025

  34. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  35. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025

  36. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025

  37. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025

  38. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026

  39. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  40. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

Sponsors

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0312 do?
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.
Who sponsors SB 0312?
SB 0312 is sponsored by Yarbro, Jeff (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 0312?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 27, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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