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SB1513 • 2026

Sunset Laws

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 37, Chapter 5, relative to the department of children's services.

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Sponsor
Jackson, Lafferty
Last action
2026-05-27
Official status
Effective date(s) 05/22/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Sunset Laws

ON APRIL 20, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1513, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON APRIL 20, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1513, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 extends the department of children's services to June 30, 202 8, instead of June 30, 202 9 .

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Amendment 1-0 to HB1572

Plain English: House Government Operations 1 Amendment No.

  • House Government Operations 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB1572 Lafferty Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1513* House Bill No.
  • 1572 HA1147 014938 - 1 - by deleting SECTION 2 and substituting: SECTION 2.
Amendment 1-0 to SB1513

Plain English: Senate Government Operations 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate Government Operations 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB1513 Jackson Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1513* House Bill No.
  • 1572 SA0846 014938 - 1 - by deleting SECTION 2 and substituting: SECTION 2.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 05/22/2026

  2. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 1067

  3. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1067

  4. 2026-05-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-05-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-05-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-04-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-04-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 79, Nays 6, PNV 0

  10. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1147)

  11. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  12. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  13. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  14. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0

  15. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0846)

  16. 2026-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  17. 2026-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  18. 2026-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  19. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026

  20. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026

  21. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  22. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/14/2026

  23. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  24. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  25. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee

  26. 2026-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  27. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee

  28. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  29. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  30. 2026-01-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 20, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1513, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1
extends the department of children's services to June 30, 202
8, instead of June 30, 202
9
.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 1572
By Lafferty

SENATE BILL 1513
By Jackson
SB1513
010070
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4,
Chapter 29 and Title 37, Chapter 5, relative to the
department of children's services.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-247(a), is amended by deleting
subdivision (18).
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-250(a), is amended by inserting
the following as a new subdivision:
( ) Department of children's services, created by §§ 4-3-101 and 37-5-101;
SECTION 3. The department of children's services shall report back to the education,
health, and general welfare joint evaluation committee by December 31, 2026, to update the
committee on its progress in addressing the findings and observations set forth in the December
2025 performance audit report issued by the division of state audit.
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.