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type: "Bill"
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title: "Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, states that the goal of the department must be to act in the best interest of the child at all times and that goal must be reflected in any mission statement or motto established by the department. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37."
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description: "Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, states that the goal of the department must be to act in the best interest of the child at all times and that goal must be reflected in any mission statement or motto established by the department. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "113"
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identifier: "HB 552"
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citation: "Tennessee HB 552 (113)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Children's Services", "Dept. of"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Littleton"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2023-01-25"
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last_action: "2023-05-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21111373-8ab5-466f-9be4-880f357b9d0a"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0552&GA=113"
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source_hash: "96330e27c68dde16fa4aabb22122e5d3aa82d68aa7a250abcdbf469fdab86b4c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee HB 552 (113) — Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, states that the goal of the department must be to act in the best interest of the child at all times and that goal must be reflected in any mission statement or motto established by the department. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0552.pdf)
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## Votes
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/22/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/27/2023 3/23/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/6/2023 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
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- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/14/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Littleton — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2023-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2023-02-01** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
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- **2023-02-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2023-02-07** Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-07** Ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2023-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/7/2023
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- **2023-03-07** Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/14/2023
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- **2023-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/14/2023
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- **2023-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2023-03-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-15** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/22/2023
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- **2023-03-22** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/23/2023
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- **2023-03-22** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-23** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/27/2023
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- **2023-03-27** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2023
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- **2023-03-27** Reset on Regular Cal. for 3/30/23
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- **2023-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
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- **2023-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2023-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2023-04-03** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2023-04-06** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2023-04-06** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
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- **2023-04-10** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
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- **2023-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2023-04-17** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2023-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/28/2023
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- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 305
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/21111373-8ab5-466f-9be4-880f357b9d0a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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