Tennessee · 114
HB 2283
Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, prohibits the department from requiring a relative caregiver, including relatives in the kinship foster care program, to provide a child with the child's own bedroom in determining whether to place the child in the custody of the relative caregiver. - Amends TCA Title 37.
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Summary AI-generated
Tennessee HB 2283 amends TCA Title 37 to prohibit the Department of Children's Services from requiring relative caregivers, including those in the kinship foster care program, to provide a child with their own bedroom as a condition for placement. This change applies when determining whether to place a child in the custody of a relative caregiver.
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Sponsors
- Michele Carringer Republican lead
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026… | lower | — | fb7d3d04-5d84-40ee-b655-9519218c9e18 | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 30, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fb7d3d04-5d84-40ee-b655-9519218c9e18 CC0-1.0 |
| HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules… | lower | — | 7cdf1fde-5feb-4f87-b1df-3c846b378322 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 23, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7cdf1fde-5feb-4f87-b1df-3c846b378322 CC0-1.0 |
| HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref… | lower | — | dd2882d0-19bf-4f83-8f6a-1007d243ed44 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dd2882d0-19bf-4f83-8f6a-1007d243ed44 CC0-1.0 |