Tennessee · Senate Bill 1840 · 113th General Assembly

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

  1. Introduced Jan 23, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 25, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  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

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

  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Senate Judiciary Committee
  4. SenateAssigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.