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IntroducedJan 23, 2026
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Tennessee House Bill
Children - As introduced, specifies that a parent's or legal guardian's action of raising, guiding, or instructing the parent's or legal guardian's child in a manner consistent with the child's biological sex is not a basis for certain findings or actions by the court, does not constitute the criminal offense of child abuse, child neglect, or child endangerment, and must not be considered as a negative factor by a court in determining a custody arrangement in the best interest of the child. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6; Title 37, Chapter 1 and Title 39, Chapter 15.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 14, 2026: Sponsor(s) Added.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2082
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 3
NO: 1
OTHER: 0
YES: 7
NO: 1
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 27
NO: 6
OTHER: 0
YES: 13
NO: 5
OTHER: 0
YES: 0
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 79
NO: 16
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 14, 2026 | House
- Comp. SB subst.
- Sponsor(s) Added.
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026
- Apr 01, 2026 | House
- Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026
- Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026
- Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2026
- Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026
- Mar 04, 2026 | House
- Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/11/2026
- Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2026
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Sponsor(s) Added.
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/17/2026
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
- Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Intro., P1C.
- Jan 23, 2026 | House
- Filed for introduction
Bill Texts
Documents
- House Fiscal Note (Dashboard): Fiscal Note for HB2082 -- Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee 02/17/2026PDF
- House Supplemental (Dashboard): Scanned Fiscal Memo HB2082_(013451).pdf -- Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee 02/17/2026PDF
- Video: House Floor Session - 59th Legislative Day Apr 14, 2026 (02h 12m)HTML
- Video: Calendar & Rules Committee Apr 9, 2026 (00h 26m)HTML
- Video: Judiciary Committee Apr 1, 2026 (02h 42m)HTML
- Video: Judiciary Committee Mar 25, 2026 (01h 20m)HTML
- Video: Judiciary Committee Mar 23, 2026 (01h 41m)HTML
- Video: Judiciary Committee Mar 18, 2026 (01h 23m)HTML
- Video: Judiciary Committee Mar 11, 2026 (01h 26m)HTML
- Video: Judiciary Committee Mar 4, 2026 (01h 21m)HTML
- Video: Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee Feb 17, 2026 (00h 43m)HTML



