HB2283Enacted

Amends TCA Title 37.

Tennessee HB2283 amends Title 37 of the Tennessee Code Annotated to prohibit the Department of Children's Services from requiring relative caregivers, including those in the kinship foster care program, to provide a separate bedroom for a child when determining custody placement. This bill affects relative caregivers seeking to take custody of children and aims to ease placement requirements. The key provision is the removal of the bedroom requirement as a criterion for custody decisions.

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Overview

Tennessee HB2283 amends Title 37 of the Tennessee Code Annotated to prohibit the Department of Children's Services from requiring relative caregivers, including those in the kinship foster care program, to provide a separate bedroom for a child when determining custody placement. This bill affects relative caregivers seeking to take custody of children and aims to ease placement requirements. The key provision is the removal of the bedroom requirement as a criterion for custody decisions.

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Sponsor

Carringer, Michele

Details
Session

114th General Assembly

Introduced

February 2, 2026

Last Action

April 24, 2026

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 703

Subjects
Children's Services, Dept. ofFoster CareChildren

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