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Panel advances bill to restore annual children’s mental‑health report to legislature
Summary
House Bill 1169 would require the Council on Children’s Mental Health to submit an annual report on the status of children’s mental health and recommendations to the General Assembly; the subcommittee voted 6‑0 to send the bill to full Judiciary Committee.
The Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee voted unanimously to advance House Bill 1169, which would direct the Council on Children’s Mental Health to resume an annual report on children’s mental health in Tennessee and to make system‑improvement recommendations to the General Assembly.
Representative Hemmer, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the reporting requirement previously existed in statute but had lapsed. He said restoring the annual report would help coordinate fragmented services and provide recommendations without requiring additional staff or resources.
Hemmer cited recent data in support of renewed attention to children’s mental health. He told the committee that, according to the 2024 State of the Child in Tennessee report, “within the last year 55 percent of high school girls and 30 percent of high school boys felt sad or hopeless … representing a 50% increase since 2013.” Hemmer said the council could absorb the reporting duty within its current work.
Committee members called the question without extended debate. The clerk reported the vote as six ayes and no nos; the chair announced House Bill 1169 moves to Judiciary full.
Formal action: subcommittee recorded a 6‑0 vote sending House Bill 1169 to the full Judiciary Committee. No fiscal note or appropriation was discussed at the hearing.
Votes at a glance: House Bill 1169 — outcome: sent to Judiciary full; recorded vote: 6 ayes, 0 nos.
