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type: "Bill"
title: "Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the permanency plan for any child in foster care for six months or longer as a result of abuse or neglect, that includes as a permanency goal the return of the child to the parent, to also include a requirement that the parent complete trauma-informed education before the child is returned to the parent; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 15; Title 16; Title 36; Title 37; Title 68 and Title 71."
description: "Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the permanency plan for any child in foster care for six months or longer as a result of abuse or neglect, that includes as a permanency goal the return of the child to the parent, to also include a requirement that the parent complete trauma-informed education before the child is returned to the parent; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 15; Title 16; Title 36; Title 37; Title 68 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 613"
citation: "Tennessee SB 613 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children's Services", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haile"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2024-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46dd7710-1924-42ac-ab4d-b0e53f862719"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0613&GA=113"
source_hash: "208ad5b00a37e11ebb8bd60b9757f16f4d5bbd435e8996bc435ecffb91ca70fe"
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 613 (113) — Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the permanency plan for any child in foster care for six months or longer as a result of abuse or neglect, that includes as a permanency goal the return of the child to the parent, to also include a requirement that the parent complete trauma-informed education before the child is returned to the parent; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 15; Title 16; Title 36; Title 37; Title 68 and Title 71.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0642** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0642.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0546** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0546.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0613.pdf)
## Votes
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/20/2024 Passed — **90** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2024 Passed — **910** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/26/2024 Passed — **320** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/26/2024 Passed (1) — **320** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Haile — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-30** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2024-01-24** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-13** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-02-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/26/2024
- **2024-02-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-02-26** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0546)
- **2024-02-27** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-29** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-03-14** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0642) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-03-14** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-03-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-03-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-18** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-19** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- **2024-04-03** Pub. Ch. 591
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/46dd7710-1924-42ac-ab4d-b0e53f862719`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).