---
type: "Bill"
title: "Courts - As enacted, enacts the \"Parental Rights Protection Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 8 and Title 40, Chapter 11."
description: "Courts - As enacted, enacts the \"Parental Rights Protection Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 8 and Title 40, Chapter 11."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2365"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2365 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rose"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da6b7195-4b42-4d0e-9fc6-7332db9a55a8"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2365&ga=114"
source_hash: "138646a2d1f5489c1f44fc3992af2ab4e1c47d3892ee98420b944658e51fc970"
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 2365 (114) — Courts - As enacted, enacts the "Parental Rights Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 8 and Title 40, Chapter 11.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0761** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0761.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2365.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/2/2026 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/2/2026 Passed (2) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/24/2026 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rose — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/24/2026
- **2026-02-24** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-02-27** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/2/2026
- **2026-03-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-02** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-03-30** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-30** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0761) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-03-31** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/2/2026
- **2026-04-02** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-02** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0761) `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-07** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-04** Effective date(s) 04/16/2026
- **2026-05-04** Pub. Ch. 732

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/da6b7195-4b42-4d0e-9fc6-7332db9a55a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).