---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adoption - As enacted, makes various changes in regard to maintaining and securing documents in certain parental rights proceedings and the grounds for termination of parental rights. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1."
description: "Adoption - As enacted, makes various changes in regard to maintaining and securing documents in certain parental rights proceedings and the grounds for termination of parental rights. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 264"
citation: "Tennessee SB 264 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Adoption"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10a17f5a-329b-4675-84de-4f755caebd13"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0264&GA=113"
source_hash: "4a743dac5113154da00953783e5919d9c596c255ed32025719da5f14d2c5e354"
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 SB 264 (113) — Adoption - As enacted, makes various changes in regard to maintaining and securing documents in certain parental rights proceedings and the grounds for termination of parental rights. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1.

## 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/SB0264.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/14/2023 Passed (1) — **6–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/23/2023 Passed (1) — **23–5** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/23/2023 Passed — **23–5** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2023 Passed — **85–7** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/14/2023 Passed (2) — **6–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-19** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-21** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-01** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-08** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/14/2023
- **2023-02-14** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/21/2023
- **2023-02-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/21/2023
- **2023-02-21** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/13/2023
- **2023-03-13** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-14** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-21** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2023
- **2023-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 23, Nays 5, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2023-03-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-17** Passed H., Ayes 85, Nays 7, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-18** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 253

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/10a17f5a-329b-4675-84de-4f755caebd13`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).