---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to convene a child protective investigation team when a report of severe child abuse is received; expands the role and procedures of a child protective team investigation to include cases involving severe child abuse. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 39."
description: "Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to convene a child protective investigation team when a report of severe child abuse is received; expands the role and procedures of a child protective team investigation to include cases involving severe child abuse. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 39."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1911"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1911 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children's Services", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson", "Littleton"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-01-25"
last_action: "2022-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0036014-6151-480a-b5de-0166e51a5b03"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1911&GA=112"
source_hash: "ded77946d9d07a1e57823f95b2e6ab7a08aef8de1e4719890823cc6bffe69fee"
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 1911 (112) — Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to convene a child protective investigation team when a report of severe child abuse is received; expands the role and procedures of a child protective team investigation to include cases involving severe child abuse. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 39.

## 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/112/Bill/SB1911.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/11/2022 Passed — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/11/2022 4/7/2022 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/11/2022 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/7/2022 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 2/23/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/1/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/2/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jackson — primary (person)
- Littleton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-25** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-26** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-27** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2022-01-27** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-31** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01** Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/23/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/1/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/2/2022
- **2022-02-23** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-01** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-03-02** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-03** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/7/2022
- **2022-03-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-07** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-10** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-04-06** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/7/2022
- **2022-04-07** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/11/2022
- **2022-04-11** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2022-04-11** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-11** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-13** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-18** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-02** Effective date(s) 04/27/2022
- **2022-05-02** Pub. Ch. 915
- **2022-05-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 915

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f0036014-6151-480a-b5de-0166e51a5b03`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).