Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 7 R cosponsors

SB 2459 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, relative to the department of children's services.

Last action — Effective date(s) 04/27/2026

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 16, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (7 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, generally prohibits the department from requesting information regarding the number or type of firearms or ammunition or identifying information about such firearms or ammunition that a foster parent or prospective foster parent owns or possesses, or requesting a foster parent or prospective foster parent to display or provide access to a firearm or ammunition owned or possessed by the parent. - Amends TCA Title 37.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  4. Sponsor(s) Added.

  5. Sponsor change.

  6. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  7. Ref. to Judiciary Committee

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

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

  10. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

  11. Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

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

  13. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/8/2026

  14. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

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

  16. Sponsor(s) Added.

  17. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. Comp. SB subst.

  20. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 869

  21. Filed for introduction

  22. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  24. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

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

  26. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026

  27. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0573)

  28. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 5, PNV 1

  29. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  30. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  32. Subst. for comp. HB.

  33. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1106)

  34. Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 23, PNV 0

  35. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  36. Signed by Senate Speaker

  37. Signed by H. Speaker

  38. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  39. Signed by Governor.

  40. Pub. Ch. 869

  41. Effective date(s) 04/27/2026

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 126 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (126)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2459 do?
Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, generally prohibits the department from requesting information regarding the number or type of firearms or ammunition or identifying information about such firearms or ammunition that a foster parent or prospective foster parent owns or possesses, or requesting a foster parent or prospective foster parent to display or provide access to a firearm or ammunition owned or possessed by the parent. - Amends TCA Title 37.
Who sponsors SB 2459?
SB 2459 is sponsored by Bailey, Paul (Republican), Bowling, Janice (Republican), Crowe, Rusty (Republican), Gardenhire, Todd (Republican), Hatcher, Tom (Republican), Lowe, Adam (Republican), and Southerland, Steve (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2459?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.
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