HB 103 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Foster Care - As enacted, expands the provision of voluntary extended foster care services by the department of children's services to include young adults between 20 and 23 who were in the custody of the department at the time of the young adult's eighteenth birthday and young adults who were adopted from, or approved for subsidized permanent guardianship by, the department of children's services at 16 or older. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49 and Title 55.

HB 103 extends voluntary foster care services in Tennessee to young adults aged 20-23 who were in state custody at age 18 or were adopted from the state’s foster care system (or approved for subsidized guardianship) at age 16 or older. It requires these individuals to meet one of five criteria to continue receiving support: pursuing education, working at least 80 hours monthly, participating in job-training programs, or having a medical condition with treatment compliance. The bill also removes fees for driver’s licenses and ID cards for eligible youth. This change, effective July 1, 2025, directly affects former foster youth transitioning to adulthood by providing extended housing, education, and employment support.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed May 2, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2025 · House Mar 10, 2025

How they voted

370
Passed
Total votes 37
Apr 14, 2025
D Democratic7
7 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
30 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
15
Committee
13
May 2, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/4/2025
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/19/2025
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/11/2025
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Ref. to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of William Lamberth
William Lamberth
RRepublican
TN
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