AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 5, relative to the department of children's services.
- Introduced Jan 31, 2023
- In committee Feb 6, 2023
- Died
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to maintain staffing levels of case managers so that each region has enough case managers to allow caseloads not to exceed 20 active cases relating to initial assessments or 20 children monitored and supervised in active cases rather than an average, as calculated at least monthly, of 20 active cases or 20 children monitored and supervised in active cases. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5.
Every action
3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- SenateFiled for introduction
- SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
- CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Senate Judiciary Committee
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
- BW Bo WatsonR Primary sponsor · District 11
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.