---
type: "Bill"
title: "Foster Care - As enacted, expands the eligibility for reimbursement as a relative caregiver by removing the income limitations and including a relative caregiver who meets the eligibility requirements and has been awarded custody by an order of any court. - Amends TCA Section 37-1-102 and Section 37-2-422."
description: "Foster Care - As enacted, expands the eligibility for reimbursement as a relative caregiver by removing the income limitations and including a relative caregiver who meets the eligibility requirements and has been awarded custody by an order of any court. - Amends TCA Section 37-1-102 and Section 37-2-422."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1675"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1675 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Foster Care"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2024-01-08"
last_action: "2024-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a62972f-fdd6-40a6-b6bc-75ca68087154"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1675&GA=113"
source_hash: "475f3b536d9a52be2435c98e447e9620c3ec13cadcd536622c613ea4a19d6352"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HB 1675 (113) — Foster Care - As enacted, expands the eligibility for reimbursement as a relative caregiver by removing the income limitations and including a relative caregiver who meets the eligibility requirements and has been awarded custody by an order of any court. - Amends TCA Section 37-1-102 and Section 37-2-422.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1675.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 2/6/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/27/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/4/2024 2/29/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/21/2024 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/4/2024 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/27/2024 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/21/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/4/2024 2/29/2024 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/27/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/14/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/21/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-08** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-10** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-01-31** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/6/2024
- **2024-02-06** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 2/14/2024
- **2024-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/21/2024
- **2024-02-14** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 2/27/2024
- **2024-02-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/29/2024
- **2024-02-29** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/4/2024
- **2024-03-04** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-03-04** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-03-04** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-05** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-03-06** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-07** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-26** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-03-26** Pub. Ch. 574

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a62972f-fdd6-40a6-b6bc-75ca68087154`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).