Tennessee · 114
SB 2459
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.
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Summary AI-generated
Tennessee SB 2459, which amends TCA Title 37, generally prohibits the Department of Children's Services from requesting information about the number, type, or identifying details of firearms or ammunition owned by foster or prospective foster parents. The enacted bill also bars the department from requiring these parents to display or provide access to any firearms or ammunition they possess.
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Sponsors
- Paul Bailey Republican lead
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION… | lower | — | b2b12bbf-401c-4c4b-bc56-8425a944435b | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apr 15, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b2b12bbf-401c-4c4b-bc56-8425a944435b CC0-1.0 |
| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2026 Passed (1) | lower | — | af53886f-d917-4a47-b7f3-542a381ec7b7 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apr 15, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/af53886f-d917-4a47-b7f3-542a381ec7b7 CC0-1.0 |
| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/19/2026 Passed (1) | upper | — | c202c8ba-c476-4c3a-a18c-bd396994fc47 | pass | 0 | 0 | 1 | Mar 19, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c202c8ba-c476-4c3a-a18c-bd396994fc47 CC0-1.0 |
| SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to… | upper | — | 81735203-3225-47e2-b878-d122095f71a8 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 3, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/81735203-3225-47e2-b878-d122095f71a8 CC0-1.0 |