---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, adds district attorneys general to those the department must release confidential information to upon presentation of an appropriate court order. - Amends TCA Title 10 and Title 37."
description: "Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, adds district attorneys general to those the department must release confidential information to upon presentation of an appropriate court order. - Amends TCA Title 10 and Title 37."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 610"
citation: "Tennessee SB 610 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children's Services", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90e987bf-6fb9-41be-bd23-8fb44cda079f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0610&GA=113"
source_hash: "4ec55d95f4f2cdf0fc18370095ab0c3297e4c17d1d8479146841f53818f7888d"
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 610 (113) — Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, adds district attorneys general to those the department must release confidential information to upon presentation of an appropriate court order. - Amends TCA Title 10 and Title 37.

## 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/SB0610.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/28/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/6/2023 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/3/2023 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Walley — 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`
- **2023-02-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/21/2023
- **2023-02-21** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-22** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-28** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-03-03** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/6/2023
- **2023-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-06** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-03** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2023-04-03** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-06** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-11** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/24/2023
- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 197

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/90e987bf-6fb9-41be-bd23-8fb44cda079f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).