Children - As introduced, requires the department of children's services to study the need for a new juvenile detention facility to be constructed in the western grand division of this state that would serve the detention and treatment needs of juveniles in that grand division; requires the department to report its findings and recommendations to the judiciary committee of the senate and the committee having jurisdiction over criminal justice in the house of representatives on or before January 1, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 12; Title 16; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.

HB 1358 requires Tennessee's Department of Children's Services to study the need for a new juvenile detention facility in the western grand division of the state. The study must assess detention and treatment needs for juveniles in that region and report findings to the Senate Judiciary Committee and House Criminal Justice Committee by January 1, 2026. The bill does not fund or build a facility, only mandates this assessment. It directly affects the state agency conducting the study and juveniles in western Tennessee who would potentially use the facility if built. The legislation amends multiple Tennessee Code sections but only establishes a study process, not a new policy.