AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36; Title 37 and Title 39, relative to children.
Summary
HB2414 is a very short bill that makes a single substantive change to Tennessee law: it deletes Tennessee Code Annotated § 37-1-185. The bill is captioned as relating to children and references Titles 36, 37, and 39, but the operative language only repeals that one section. The act would take effect on July 1, 2026.
Because the bill consists only of a repeal, its practical effect depends on what § 37-1-185 currently governs. Based on the title and code location, it would remove that provision from Tennessee’s juvenile/child-related statutory framework and leave any related matters to other existing statutes or future legislation. No new program, penalty, or procedure is created; the bill simply eliminates the identified section from the code.
Impact
The bill would amend Tennessee’s child-related statutes by striking one existing provision from Title 37. In legal terms, this means the affected section would no longer be enforceable after the effective date, and any rights, duties, procedures, or definitions contained in that section would be removed unless preserved elsewhere in law. The bill does not add new language to Titles 36, 37, or 39, so its impact is limited to repeal rather than broader restructuring.
Sentiment
There is no recorded committee discussion or vote history provided, so the bill’s public or legislative sentiment cannot be directly measured from the available materials. The absence of amendments, debate, or recorded votes suggests the bill was presented in a straightforward, technical form rather than as a highly contested measure. On the face of the text, it appears to be a narrow cleanup or policy-repeal bill.
Contention
No specific points of contention are documented in the provided context. The only identifiable issue is the repeal of Tennessee Code Annotated § 37-1-185, which could matter to stakeholders affected by that section’s current requirements or protections. Any disagreement would likely center on whether removing that provision is appropriate and what consequences would follow for children, families, courts, or agencies that rely on it.