---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the commissioner to notify the committing court at least 15 days prior to the proposed discharge of a delinquent child who was committed to the custody of the department for an indefinite time. - Amends TCA Title 37."
description: "Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the commissioner to notify the committing court at least 15 days prior to the proposed discharge of a delinquent child who was committed to the custody of the department for an indefinite time. - Amends TCA Title 37."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 619"
citation: "Tennessee HB 619 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children's Services", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Travis"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-26"
last_action: "2024-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c4da522-61b6-48e6-b511-73e855bc30c6"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0619&GA=113"
source_hash: "63ea4a78e956c9647f09b1132670975e6b4c8a6248d30f1f7930217f265ad1b8"
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 619 (113) — Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the commissioner to notify the committing court at least 15 days prior to the proposed discharge of a delinquent child who was committed to the custody of the department for an indefinite time. - Amends TCA Title 37.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0237** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0237.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0569** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0569.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0619.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2023 4/6/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 3/14/2024 Passed — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/4/2024 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/14/2023 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2023 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/22/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Travis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-26** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-02-01** Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-28** Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-14** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-22** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2023
- **2023-03-30** Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/6/2023
- **2023-04-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2023
- **2023-04-06** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2023
- **2023-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-04-13** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-13** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0237) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-04** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0569)
- **2024-03-04** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-03-07** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 3/14/2024
- **2024-03-14** H. concurred in S. am. 1 Ayes 89, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0619
- **2024-03-15** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-03-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-04-03** Pub. Ch. 611

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4c4da522-61b6-48e6-b511-73e855bc30c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).