---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires a child placed in the custody of the department to remain in custody so long as necessary to complete treatment or services, which must be evidence-based and provided by a qualified provider; makes other changes to child custody law; creates a juvenile commitment review task force to examine system issues and service gaps for certain children committed to the custody of the department. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1."
description: "Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires a child placed in the custody of the department to remain in custody so long as necessary to complete treatment or services, which must be evidence-based and provided by a qualified provider; makes other changes to child custody law; creates a juvenile commitment review task force to examine system issues and service gaps for certain children committed to the custody of the department. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1868"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1868 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children's Services", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-21"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8d707aa-3efb-4b41-b47b-25e94a3d08a8"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1868&ga=114"
source_hash: "d7b6c335030c40ae7c6e0b2d434efcf639731d3a78421ec11ab1240f0f2f41c5"
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 1868 (114) — Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires a child placed in the custody of the department to remain in custody so long as necessary to complete treatment or services, which must be evidence-based and provided by a qualified provider; makes other changes to child custody law; creates a juvenile commitment review task force to examine system issues and service gaps for certain children committed to the custody of the department. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA1001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1001.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0640** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0640.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA1048** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1048.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1868.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2026 Passed — **22–11** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1) — **59–25** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (2) — **61–25** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/31/2026 Passed (1) — **9–1** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0 3/10/2026 Passed — **6–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-21** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-22** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-04** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2026
- **2026-03-09** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/10/2026
- **2026-03-09** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/10/2026
- **2026-03-10** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0
- **2026-03-24** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/31/2026
- **2026-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-31** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2026
- **2026-04-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-04-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-15** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 22, Nays 11 `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Amendment tabled (Amendment 2 - SA1048) `amendment-deferral`
- **2026-04-15** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0640)
- **2026-04-20** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-21** Passed H., Ayes 59, Nays 25, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1001) `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, 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 1102

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8d707aa-3efb-4b41-b47b-25e94a3d08a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).