---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adoption - As enacted, makes various changes to present law on adoption and foster parents. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37."
description: "Adoption - As enacted, makes various changes to present law on adoption and foster parents. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2644"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2644 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Adoption"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leatherwood"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e98ac783-eaf6-437f-9370-530ddf08617d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2644&GA=113"
source_hash: "681e467c57b5ccae8ff17c2b4b05e9cdf2b006f63c76ce19595c7cad4887e548"
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 2644 (113) — Adoption - As enacted, makes various changes to present law on adoption and foster parents. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0984** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0984.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0543** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0543.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2644.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/9/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2024 Passed (1) — **75–17** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2024 Passed (1) — **24–3** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2024 4/11/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Leatherwood — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-02-05** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07** Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-12** Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-19** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-27** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/3/2024
- **2024-04-02** Action def. in Civil Justice Committee to 4/9/2024
- **2024-04-03** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/10/2024
- **2024-04-09** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/11/2024
- **2024-04-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2024
- **2024-04-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-04-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 75, Nays 17, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0984) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 3, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-22** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0543)
- **2024-04-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-24** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-29** Pub. Ch. 996

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e98ac783-eaf6-437f-9370-530ddf08617d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).