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type: "Bill"
title: "Adoption - As enacted, allows for the modification and enforcement of a contract for post-adoption contact between certain parties. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1."
description: "Adoption - As enacted, allows for the modification and enforcement of a contract for post-adoption contact between certain parties. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 207"
citation: "Tennessee SB 207 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Adoption"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter", "Haile"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 33
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-29"
last_action: "2019-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/23555b87-8ad5-442b-aabd-a979286142a7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0207&GA=111"
source_hash: "60ffa11c8476da340d3e78401195a7778771eb45e0774fa059a3c265f9dc773c"
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 207 (111) — Adoption - As enacted, allows for the modification and enforcement of a contract for post-adoption contact between certain parties. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment SA0026** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0026.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0207.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/7/2019 2/28/2019 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary 2/12/2019 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/12/2019 Passed (2) — **80** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/20/2019 — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/25/2019 Passed (1) — **301** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/7/2019 Passed (1) — **910** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Carter — primary (person)
- Haile — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2019-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-04** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Assigned to s/c Children & Families Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/12/2019
- **2019-02-06** Placed on s/c cal Children & Families Subcommittee for 2/12/2019
- **2019-02-12** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-02-12** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-13** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 2/20/2019
- **2019-02-19** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 2/21/2019
- **2019-02-20** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-21** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 2/25/2019
- **2019-02-21** Senate Reset on calendar 2-25-19
- **2019-02-25** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2019-02-25** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0026)
- **2019-02-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-02-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/28/2019
- **2019-02-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-02-28** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/7/2019
- **2019-03-07** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-07** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-03-07** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-03-08** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-03-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-03-13** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-03-15** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-03-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-01** Pub. Ch. 35
- **2019-04-01** Effective date(s) 03/22/2019
- **2019-04-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 35
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/23555b87-8ad5-442b-aabd-a979286142a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).