---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, generally prohibits the department from requesting information regarding the number or type of firearms or ammunition or identifying information about such firearms or ammunition that a foster parent or prospective foster parent owns or possesses, or requesting a foster parent or prospective foster parent to display or provide access to a firearm or ammunition owned or possessed by the parent. - Amends TCA Title 37."
description: "Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, generally prohibits the department from requesting information regarding the number or type of firearms or ammunition or identifying information about such firearms or ammunition that a foster parent or prospective foster parent owns or possesses, or requesting a foster parent or prospective foster parent to display or provide access to a firearm or ammunition owned or possessed by the parent. - Amends TCA Title 37."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2459"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2459 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children's Services", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10d7bccd-584d-40b3-b2fc-637caaafc949"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2459&ga=114"
source_hash: "9e353a1ad90298d070a47a552076283943271b6389346a47ef9f4309da7fa6eb"
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 2459 (114) — Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, generally prohibits the department from requesting information regarding the number or type of firearms or ammunition or identifying information about such firearms or ammunition that a foster parent or prospective foster parent owns or possesses, or requesting a foster parent or prospective foster parent to display or provide access to a firearm or ammunition owned or possessed by the parent. - Amends TCA Title 37.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA1106** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1106.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0573** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0573.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2459.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2026 Passed — **67–24** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/19/2026 Passed (1) — **27–5** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 3/3/2026 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2026 Passed (1) — **72–23** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bailey — 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`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
- **2026-03-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026
- **2026-03-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-19** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 5, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0573)
- **2026-03-23** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-15** Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 23, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1106) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-15** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-04** Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
- **2026-05-04** Pub. Ch. 869

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/10d7bccd-584d-40b3-b2fc-637caaafc949`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).