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Bills affecting Adoptive or foster parent in Tennessee (2026 session)
CivicRadar surfaces 26 active Tennessee bills this session that affect adoptive or foster parent constituents directly. Your rep needs to hear from you before the vote.
Top 20 bills, ranked
Ranked by how strongly each bill matches the adoptive or foster parent community, weighted by stage, recency, advocacy-org consensus, and sponsor support.
- 01TN · HB1692Passed chamber
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, relative to adoption.
- 02TN · SB1238Introduced
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36; Title 37 and Title 68, relative to children.
- 03TN · SB2165Final
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-1-113 and Section 37-2-415, relative to foster parents.
- 04TN · SB0366In committee
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 17; Title 27; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 54; Title 57 and Title 67, relative to elections.
- 05TN · HB1161In committee
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5, relative to county powers.
- 06TN · SB0910In committee
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to interscholastic athletics.
- 07TN · SB1644In committee
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, relative to foster care.
- 08TN · SB1854In committee
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Title 36, Chapter 1; Title 37; Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9; Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 7 and Section 49-6-1304, relative to adoption.
- 09TN · HB1805Introduced
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to the history of communism.
- 10TN · SB1987In committee
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, relative to children.
- 11TN · SB2582In committee
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, Chapter 7, relative to zoning.
- 12TN · SB2250In committee
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7 and Title 8, relative to local government.
- 13TN · SB1925In committee
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50, relative to leave for public employees.
- 14TN · SB1229In committee
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 48 and Title 49, relative to athletics.
- 15TN · HB1356Introduced
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 68, relative to records.
- 16TN · HB1359Introduced
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36; Title 37; Title 49 and Title 71, relative to foster care.
- 17TN · HB2283Introduced
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, relative to placement of children.
- 18TN · SB0297Introduced
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 1, Part 5 and Section 70-2-201, relative to lifetime sportsman licenses for adopted children.
- 19TN · SB1005Final
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Title 36 and Title 37, relative to adoption.
- 20TN · HB0102Final
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1, relative to adoption records.
- What adoptive or foster parent bills are moving in Tennessee in 2026?
- CivicRadar currently tracks 26 Tennessee bills this session that affect adoptive or foster parent constituents including AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, relative to adoption.; AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36; Title 37 and Title 68, relative to children.; AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-1-113 and Section 37-2-415, relative to foster parents..
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- How does CivicRadar decide which bills affect adoptive or foster parent people?
- CivicRadar matches bill text, sponsor signals, and advocacy-organization positions against a curated set of identity keywords, then ranks by legislative stage and recency. See the Methodology page for the full breakdown.
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