{"bill":{"bill_key":"TN-SB1304-2020","title":"As enacted, prohibits, to the extent allowed by federal law, a private licensed child-placing agency from being required to perform, assist, consent to, refer, or participate in any child placement for foster care or adoption that would violate the agency's written religious or moral convictions. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1.","side":"anti","state":"TN","year":2020,"status_cat":"failed","ls_status":"passed","summary":"Faith based child placement agencies can refuse service based on religious beliefs","notes":"Religious exemptions for adoption referalls; Same as OK SB 1140; Same as HB 0836","types_str":"Religious Exemptions: Adoption and Foster Care","sponsor_mix":"R","final_margin_pct":75,"url":"https://legiscan.com/TN/bill/SB1304/2019","url_kind":"legiscan","source":"legiscan","special":0,"last_updated":"2026-10-13T12:00:59.646Z","bluebook":{"cite":"S.B. 1304, 111th Gen. Assemb., Reg. Sess. (Tenn. 2019) (enacted), https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1304&ga=111.","short":"Tenn. S.B. 1304.","enacted_as":"Comp. became Pub. Ch. 514"}},"same_key":[],"sponsors":[{"name":"Paul Rose","party":"R","state":"TN","district":"SD-032","is_primary":true,"href":"/people/ls-21328"},{"name":"Mark Pody","party":"R","state":"TN","district":"SD-017","is_primary":false,"href":"/people/ls-12238"}],"citations":[],"text":{"available":true,"credit":"Bill data and text from LegiScan (legiscan.com), licensed CC BY 4.0 and used in modified form. LegiScan does not endorse the Trans Data Initiative.","versions":[{"role":"intro","label":"As introduced","chars":2109,"pdf_href":"/bills/TN-SB1304-2020/pdf/0/intro"},{"role":"final","label":"As enrolled or final","chars":2385,"pdf_href":"/bills/TN-SB1304-2020/pdf/0/final"}]},"status_changes":[{"from_status":"enacted|passed","to_status":"failed|passed","changed_at":"2026-10-13T12:00:59.646Z"}]}