---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adoption - As enacted, makes various changes to adoption law. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37 and Title 68, Chapter 3, Part 3."
description: "Adoption - As enacted, makes various changes to adoption law. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37 and Title 68, Chapter 3, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 528"
citation: "Tennessee SB 528 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Adoption"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haile"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f73255c5-a5ce-442e-a400-42a9c7ed9b66"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0528&GA=113"
source_hash: "19137bfd81e388968854ac22265374b639d97dce3c12f025a9d98f92df78c919"
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 528 (113) — Adoption - As enacted, makes various changes to adoption law. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37 and Title 68, Chapter 3, Part 3.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0242** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0242.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0303** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0303.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0196** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0196.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0528.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2023 Passed — **81–10** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 4/12/2023 Passed — **24–6** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/14/2023 Passed — **6–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/6/2023 Passed (1) — **26–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Haile — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-30** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **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** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-13** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-14** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/27/2023
- **2023-03-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2023
- **2023-03-30** Re-refer to S. Cal Comm
- **2023-04-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/6/2023
- **2023-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-06** Passed H., as am., Ayes 81, Nays 10, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-06** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0303) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-06** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0242) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-06** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-06** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2023-04-06** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0196)
- **2023-04-11** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/12/2023
- **2023-04-12** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-12** Concurred, Ayes 24, Nays 6 (Amendment 2 - HA0303) `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/28/2023
- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 263

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f73255c5-a5ce-442e-a400-42a9c7ed9b66`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).