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Votes at a glance: Tennessee House advances package of bills on children, corrections, health and administration
Summary
On April 8, 2026, the Tennessee House passed a series of bills ranging from child-services coordination and nursing education pathways to corrections studies and administrative changes; this roundup lists each measure, the floor action, and vote tallies where recorded.
The Tennessee House advanced multiple bills on April 8, 2026. Below are the principal measures that cleared the floor and their outcomes.
- Senate Bill 2362 (House Bill 2188) — Requires the Department of Children's Services to collaborate with the Department of Disability and Aging to ensure children in or at risk of state custody with intellectual or developmental disabilities receive services; passed (Ayes 85, Nays 8).
- Senate Bill 2427 (House Bill 2351) — Creates a pathway for nursing students to obtain certified medication aide (CMA) status based on specified coursework and extends the completion window to 90 days; passed unanimously (Ayes 95).
- Senate Bill 2219 (House Bill 2352) — Requires juvenile courts to report new dependency and neglect cases monthly to the Administrative Office of the Courts; passed (Ayes 88, Nays 1, Present 4).
- Senate Bill 1159 (House Bill 674) — Directs the Department of Corrections to study family travel burdens for visitation and the relationship between visitation and recidivism; passed (Ayes 92, Nays 2, Present 1).
- Senate Bill 0579 (House Bill 427) — Provides state employees time off for living organ donation; passed (Ayes 90, Present 5).
- House Bill 354 — Grants TBI discretion over investigative approach for suspected elder financial exploitation and clarifies coordination with prosecutors and other agencies; passed (Ayes 93, Nays 1).
- Senate Bill 2355 (House Bill 2154) — Requires guardian ad litem attorneys in divorce cases with minor children to complete prescribed training within a three-year window; passed (Ayes 91, Nays 4, Present 1).
- Senate Bill 837 (House Bill 849) — Amends Title 1 to exclude artificial intelligence, software, and machines from the statutory definition of "person"; passed (Ayes 93, Nays 2).
- House Bill 1692 — Allows judges to waive the home-study requirement for certain private adoptions in limited circumstances; passed (Ayes 86, Nays 7, Present 2).
- Senate Bill 1803 (House Bill 1756) — Directs the Department of Commerce and Insurance to study neighboring states' insurance innovations for substance-use recovery housing, with a report due Dec. 31, 2026; passed (Ayes 91).
- Senate Bill 2005 (House Bill 1870) — Requires POST certification for fire investigators acting as police with a grandfather clause and compliance deadline; passed (Ayes 75, Nays 3).
- Senate Bill 2334 (House Bill 2407) — Allows qualified local governments to use additional project delivery methods for construction projects; passed (Ayes 94, Nays 1).
- House Bill 803 (message calendar, water/wastewater bill) — The House concurred in a Senate amendment that exempts Hamilton County from an earlier wastewater provision; concurrence passed (Ayes 59, Nays 3).
These floor actions reflect a mix of unanimous and contested votes; the House also adopted House Resolution 186 and recessed until 9:00 a.m. on April 9, 2026.
