Tennessee SB 2165: Foster 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: Pub. Ch. 802 (as of 2026-05-05)

State: Tennessee · Session: 114 · Bill: SB 2165

Subjects: Foster Care

Sponsors: Haile

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