Tennessee · House Bill 1815 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 36 and Title 37, relative to foster care.

HB 1815 Sponsored by Ed Butler Failed

  1. Introduced Jan 10, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 22, 2024
  3. Failed  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Foster Care - As introduced, establishes a pilot program for five years to allow private entities to provide foster care services to qualifying children; requires the department of children's services to create a process for selecting children for the program; directs the pilot program to submit monthly reports to the state foster care review board; requires the comptroller to audit the program. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 36 and Title 37.

Every action

8 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee - Government Operations for Review · House Civil Justice Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee · House Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/5/2024 · House Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
  6. HouseAction Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/12/2024
  7. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/12/2024 · House Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
  8. HouseFailed in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • EB Ed ButlerR Primary sponsor · District 41

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.