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type: "Bill"
title: "Children - As enacted, clarifies that the economic disadvantage of a parent or guardian alone is not a ground for termination of parental rights; clarifies that, for purposes of laws relative to juvenile courts and proceedings, \"neglect\" does not exist solely on the basis of economic disadvantage. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37 and Title 39."
description: "Children - As enacted, clarifies that the economic disadvantage of a parent or guardian alone is not a ground for termination of parental rights; clarifies that, for purposes of laws relative to juvenile courts and proceedings, \"neglect\" does not exist solely on the basis of economic disadvantage. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37 and Title 39."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 560"
citation: "Tennessee SB 560 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2025-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8fc0943-43da-40ad-9385-b60848239d50"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0560&ga=114"
source_hash: "710d26fd9064ee405366ae19cff7876fdbab072b4ff23563c3f2c3cb9fcb5fea"
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 560 (114) — Children - As enacted, clarifies that the economic disadvantage of a parent or guardian alone is not a ground for termination of parental rights; clarifies that, for purposes of laws relative to juvenile courts and proceedings, "neglect" does not exist solely on the basis of economic disadvantage. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37 and Title 39.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0278** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0278.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0217** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0217.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0560.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025 Passed (1) — **950** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/25/2025 Passed — **90** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/31/2025 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Jackson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-19** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025
- **2025-03-24** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2025
- **2025-03-25** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2025-03-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025
- **2025-03-31** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-31** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-31** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0217)
- **2025-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-03** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-15** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-15** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0278) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-15** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- **2025-05-13** Pub. Ch. 322
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f8fc0943-43da-40ad-9385-b60848239d50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).