---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children - As enacted, revises various provisions governing surrendering custody of unwanted infants. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2."
description: "Children - As enacted, revises various provisions governing surrendering custody of unwanted infants. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1773"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1773 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-20"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd1a5e8b-12e8-4996-a5ad-269ee478a0e6"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1773&ga=114"
source_hash: "68a954c2168161c91bf1e76490056b8f4eef972bbb9ff82b57c282470a25212b"
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 1773 (114) — Children - As enacted, revises various provisions governing surrendering custody of unwanted infants. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0568** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0568.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0482** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0482.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1773.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/17/2026 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/23/2026 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-20** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-21** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/17/2026
- **2026-02-17** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-02-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/23/2026
- **2026-02-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-02-23** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-23** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0482)
- **2026-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-26** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-21** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0568) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-29** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Effective date(s) 05/22/2026
- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 1092

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd1a5e8b-12e8-4996-a5ad-269ee478a0e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).