---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, allows a juvenile who has been adjudicated delinquent for conduct that, if committed by an adult, would constitute certain offenses to be committed to the department for a period of one year. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 39, Chapter 13."
description: "Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, allows a juvenile who has been adjudicated delinquent for conduct that, if committed by an adult, would constitute certain offenses to be committed to the department for a period of one year. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 39, Chapter 13."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 220"
citation: "Tennessee SB 220 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children's Services", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hodges", "Powers"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 37
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-19"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a44eca3c-9550-4434-8dd1-fbeef06ea60b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0220&GA=112"
source_hash: "eed04d81c9e46d0ad922bf8b755b2ecdb0b5142aead271039b4d932a90045bc1"
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 220 (112) — Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, allows a juvenile who has been adjudicated delinquent for conduct that, if committed by an adult, would constitute certain offenses to be committed to the department for a period of one year. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 39, Chapter 13.

## 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/SB0220.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/5/2021 4/1/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/5/2021 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2021 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/17/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/13/2021 Passed — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/24/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hodges — primary (person)
- Powers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-19** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-20** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-24** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/1/2021
- **2021-04-01** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/5/2021
- **2021-04-05** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-13** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-13** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-19** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-21** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-21** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2021-04-21** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-22** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-04-26** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-26** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-27** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 319
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 319

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a44eca3c-9550-4434-8dd1-fbeef06ea60b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).