# Tennessee SB 1379: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13; Title 49; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to child care. Tennessee SB 1379, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13; Title 49; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to child care., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-29 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1379-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 1379 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13; Title 49; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to child care. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-04-29, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: Children - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (123 yes, 10 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Easier licensing for school-based child care: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law eases provisional licensing for child care programs at host schools. A host school is a public or private school hosting an outside child care or early learning program. The Department of Human Services cannot deny a provisional license under the covered rules when t… - Fewer local barriers for home child care: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, local governments must treat family child care homes in occupied dwellings as residential property. This covers zoning, land use, and sanitation, including single-family zones. State fire marshal safety standards and applicable building codes still apply. Local governments c… - Child care property rights and costs: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, licensed child care agencies gain access to local school system property alongside public charter schools. School systems where child care agencies operate must annually list vacant and underused property and report plans for its use. They submit these records to the Departm… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Raumesh Akbari (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Ferrell Haile (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: London Lamar (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Charlane Oliver (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Stevens - Cosponsor: Brent Taylor (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ken Yager (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-14 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2025 | pass | 86 | 9 | | | 2025-03-31 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/31/2025 | pass | 28 | 1 | | | 2025-03-18 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-04-29: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - 2025-04-29: Pub. Ch. 276 - 2025-04-24: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-17: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 9, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-04-14: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0262) (House) - 2025-04-14: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2025-04-03: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2025-03-31: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 1 (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0148) (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0276.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1175.pdf) - HA0262: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0262.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1379.pdf) - SA0148: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0148.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (signed) - SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to blood lead level testing. (signed) - SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (signed) - SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (signed) - SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to low-income housing. (signed) - SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0276.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1175.pdf) - [HA0262 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0262.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1379.pdf) - [SA0148 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0148.pdf) ## Related - [SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1326-2025-2026) - [SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1255-2025-2026) - [SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1232-2025-2026) - [SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0855-2025-2026) - [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026) - [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1379-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).