# Tennessee SB 2525: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 50, Chapter 5 and Title 71, relative to children. Tennessee SB 2525, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 50, Chapter 5 and Title 71, relative to children., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-05 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2525-2025-2026 - 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 2525 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 50, Chapter 5 and Title 71, relative to children. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-05-05, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: Children - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (135 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More child care jobs for high schoolers: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee high school students age 16 or older can work in child care centers. They must first complete at least two courses in a program of study in the education and training career cluster. They can work outside school hours, or during school hours through a work-based le… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Ferrell Haile (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Charlane Oliver (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Jessie Seal (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: White ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-15 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2026 | pass | 94 | 0 | | | 2026-03-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/16/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (24) - 2026-05-05: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-05: Pub. Ch. 873 - 2026-04-27: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-17: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-16: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-15: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0942) (House) - 2026-04-15: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-03-19: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-03-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0598) (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/4/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/4/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/25/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education 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/pc0873.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2525.pdf) - HA0942: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0942.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2525.pdf) - SA0598: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0598.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 2229: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative to the prevailing wage rate. (failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0873.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2525.pdf) - [HA0942 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0942.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2525.pdf) - [SA0598 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0598.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 2229: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2229-2025-2026) - [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-SB2525-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).