TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Mar 6, 2026

Several bills regarding children and youth are scheduled to be considered by legislative committees next week. SB1868/HB2526 would allow the Department of Children’s Services to place some foster children who have threatened or exhibited violent behavior in jail-like facilities that usually are reserved for children who have committed crimes. WPLN has more on that bill. HB1165/SB0045 is being revived from last year and according to ABC24, aims to increase penalties for adults who recruit or coerce minors into committing crimes, a practice lawmakers and community leaders said is happening across the state. Another bill being revived from last year is HB0793/SB0836, which now would require public schools to report the number of undocumented students enrolled. The Tennessean covers developments in that bill, including what has changed from 2025. Last year, the bill would have given school districts the option of denying enrollment or charging families for immigrant children who could not prove legal status.