STATE BILLTN HB 1966PASSED

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

As enacted, requires the commissioner of children's services to develop a statewide quality assurance program to ensure quality control through monitoring, evaluation, and feedback on the performance of the best practices in the service delivery system and utilizing both qualitative and quantitative data in outcomes-based approaches at the regional level. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5.

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: May 27, 2026; 169 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

TN HB 1966 · PassedMay 27

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Bill details

Last action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1075 · May 27, 2026

Sponsor

AFAndrew FarmerRepresentative · Republican · HD-017Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

May 27, 2026Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1075

Apr 22, 2026Comp. SB subst.House

Apr 22, 2026H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 4/22/2026House

Apr 22, 2026Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2026House

Apr 9, 2026Reset on Final cal. of Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse

Apr 8, 2026Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026House

Apr 7, 2026Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse

Apr 1, 2026Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026House

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Apr 1, 2026Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeHouse

Mar 25, 2026Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026House

Mar 23, 2026Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means SubcommitteeHouse

Mar 23, 2026Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeHouse

Mar 18, 2026Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026House

Mar 18, 2026Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026House

Mar 11, 2026Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026House

Mar 11, 2026Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2026House

Mar 4, 2026Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026House

Mar 3, 2026Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary CommitteeHouse

Feb 25, 2026Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/3/2026House

Feb 4, 2026Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs SubcommitteeHouse

Feb 4, 2026P2C, ref. to Judiciary CommitteeHouse

Feb 2, 2026Intro., P1C.House

Jan 22, 2026Filed for introductionHouse

Recorded votes

HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary CommitteeMar 3, 2026 · House · 6 yea · 0 nayPassed

HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeMar 23, 2026 · House · 19 yea · 0 nayPassed

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeApr 1, 2026 · House · 13 yea · 0 nayPassed

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeApr 7, 2026 · House · 27 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

Children's Services, Dept. of

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