Adoption - As enacted, changes from 21 to 18 the age at which certain adoption records must be made available to certain adopted persons; makes various other changes regarding adoption records. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1.

SB 1267 lowers the age at which adopted individuals can access their sealed adoption records from 21 to 18 years old. The bill directly affects adopted persons who turn 18, allowing them to request their original birth records, adoption records, or post-adoption records without waiting until age 21. Key mechanisms include amending Tennessee law to require the Department of Children's Services to release identifying information from sealed records at age 18 (instead of 21) and adding new provisions for when records can be shared - such as for abuse investigations or when a biological parent was a victim of rape/incest. The changes also update notification requirements for search requests involving minors and clarify consent rules for accessing sensitive information.