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Rights, restrictions & the places between.
TN SB1989 (2026)
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 6; Title 37, Chapter 1 and Title 39, Chapter 15, relative to children.
Anti-LGBTQ+
- Jurisdiction
- Tennessee
- Session
- 114th General Assembly
- Stage reported
- Passed / adopted
- First recorded action
- Latest action
- : Pub. Ch. 846
- Record retrieved
Bill types
As labelled in the project's tracker.
Child Custody Bill
Links
- As introduced (PDF, hosted here)
- As enrolled or final (PDF, hosted here)
- LegiScan record(opens another site)
- Official legislature page(opens another site)
- Draft text (Jan 22, 2026) at capitol.tn.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Draft text (Jan 23, 2026) at capitol.tn.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Chaptered text (May 1, 2026) at publications.tnsosfiles.com(opens another site)PDF, external
- Bill page on this site
Recorded actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Filed for introduction | |
| Senate | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration | |
| Senate | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee | |
| Senate | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2026 | |
| Senate | Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee | |
| Senate | Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/12/2026 | |
| Senate | Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 6 | |
| Senate | Engrossed; ready for transmission to House | |
| Senate | Sponsor(s) Added. | |
| House | Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. | |
| House | Subst. for comp. HB. | |
| House | Passed H., Ayes 79, Nays 16, PNV 0 | |
| Senate | Enrolled and ready for signatures | |
| Senate | Signed by Senate Speaker | |
| House | Signed by H. Speaker | |
| Senate | Transmitted to Governor for action. | |
| Senate | Signed by Governor. | |
| Pub. Ch. 846 | ||
| Effective date(s) 04/27/2026 |
Legislative status and legal enforcement are different. See the policy areas and the court sources they cite for enforcement.
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