Tennessee · 114 session · senate
SB 2165Foster Care - As enacted, requires the department of children's services to provide a copy of a petition to terminate parental rights for a child in the custody of the department to the child's foster parent, if the foster parent has served as the physical placement for the child for a period of nine or more consecutive months; requires the department to provide the required copy within seven days of the filing or being served with the petition. - Amends TCA Section 36-1-113 and Section 37-2-415.
- Status
- Signed into law
- Latest action
- — Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- Primary sponsor
- Haile
- Foster Care
Sponsors
- Haile · primaryprimary
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- July 1, 2026In effect1 section