HB1726

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, relative to foster care.

Introduced·1/20/26
Draft Text

Tennessee HB1726 amends foster care regulations to enhance child safety and stability.

Tennessee HB1726 amends the state's foster care regulations to enhance child safety and stability. The bill mandates that foster children cannot be housed in vehicles, state or agency offices, or hotels or motels, except in emergencies. Instead, children must be placed in kinship care, licensed foster families, or group homes with no more than ten children per unit. The bill also limits placement changes to no more than two times per year unless justified by safety concerns or reunification efforts.

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History

Feb 2

House

Withdrawn.

Jan 22

House

P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee- Government Operations for Review

Jan 22

House

Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee