# Tennessee SB 2509: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13, Chapter 7 and Title 71, Chapter 3, relative to childcare agencies. Tennessee SB 2509, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13, Chapter 7 and Title 71, Chapter 3, relative to childcare agencies., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Effective date(s) 05/19/2026, 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2509-2025-2026 - 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 2509 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13, Chapter 7 and Title 71, Chapter 3, relative to childcare agencies. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/19/2026, 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: Children - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (128 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Faster local permits for child care: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, cities and counties must fast‑track child care permits. A complete application is assigned within 5 business days, checked for completeness within 10 business days, and gets a final decision within 90 calendar days. If no decision comes in 90 days and you did not agree to ex… - Easier zoning for child care sites: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, child care is allowed by right in zones that allow office, commercial, industrial, or institutional uses. Home-based child care is allowed in residential areas. Local governments cannot set tougher rules on child care than on similar uses, and a licensed provider that does n… - One-stop state fire checks in 30 days: mixed, medium. Starting July 1, 2026, only the State Fire Marshal handles child care fire safety inspections for licensing and renewals. Inspections must be scheduled and finished within 30 calendar days of a request, with one consolidated report; any local participation must occur at the same time. The marshal p… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Raumesh Akbari (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Heidi Campbell (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: London Lamar (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Yarbro (Democrat), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 88 | 0 | | | 2026-04-02 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/2/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-03-18 | Senate | SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 05/19/2026, 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 980 - 2026-05-19: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-30: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-29: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-21: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0807) (House) - 2026-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-04-06: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-04-02: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0780) (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/18/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/4/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0980.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2509.pdf) - HA0807: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0807.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2509.pdf) - SA0780: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0780.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2504: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Title 67, Chapter 4, relative to disaster response. (signed) - SB 2468: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to criminal conduct. (signed) - SB 2410: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 53; Title 13; Title 48, Chapter 101, Part 3; Title 56 and Title 67, relative to housing. (failed) - SB 2419: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks. (signed) - SB 2295: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57 and Title 67, relative to products regulated by the alcoholic beverage commission. (signed) - SB 2224: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 20, Chapter 9, Part 6; Title 55, Chapter 17, Part 1; Title 62, Chapter 13; Title 6… (failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0980.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2509.pdf) - [HA0807 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0807.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2509.pdf) - [SA0780 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0780.pdf) ## Related - [SB 2504: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2504-2025-2026) - [SB 2468: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to cr…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2468-2025-2026) - [SB 2410: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 53; Title 13; Title…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2410-2025-2026) - [SB 2419: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2419-2025-2026) - [SB 2295: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57 and Title 67, relative to pr…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2295-2025-2026) - [SB 2224: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 20…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2224-2025-2026) - [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-SB2509-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).