# Tennessee SB 2637: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 5, relative to child care programs. Tennessee SB 2637, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 5, relative to child care programs., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (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-SB2637-2025-2026 - 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 2637 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 5, relative to child care programs. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Education, Dept. of - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (41 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Child care teachers must be adults: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee adds an adult-only staffing safeguard for young children in child care. Teachers and assistant teachers in programs serving children age four or younger must be at least 18. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/16/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (18) - 2026-04-13: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-04-13: Pub. Ch. 679 - 2026-04-07: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-03-25: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 0, PNV 2 (House) - 2026-03-23: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-03-19: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-03-16: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/16/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026 (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/pc0679.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2637.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2637.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) - SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 15 of the Private Acts of 2013; Chapter 25 of the Private Acts of 2… (failed) - SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (failed) - SB 2557: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 12; Title 29; Title 35; Title 36; Title 37; Tit… (failed) - 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) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0679.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2637.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2637.pdf) ## Related - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritte…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2725-2025-2026) - [SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2716-2025-2026) - [SB 2557: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2557-2025-2026) - [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) - [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-SB2637-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).