# Tennessee SB 2153: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33 and Title 68, Chapter 1, relative to early childhood mental health programs.

Tennessee SB 2153, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33 and Title 68, Chapter 1, relative to early childhood mental health programs., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-01 (Effective date(s) 04/21/2026, 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 2153
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33 and Title 68, Chapter 1, relative to early childhood mental health programs.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-05-01, Effective date(s) 04/21/2026, 07/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Health, Dept. of
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (105 yes, 25 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Mental health home visits for young children: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee law establishes a voluntary mental health home visiting program for children from birth through age five. The Department of Health runs it with the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. Priority goes to families the departments find at risk beca…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Becky D. Massey (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 | pass | 71 | 17 |   |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/12/2026 | pass | 28 | 5 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 3 |   |

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0800.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2153.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2153.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0800.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2153.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2153.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2153-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).