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Tennessee General Assembly · HB 1965 · Comp. SB subst.

Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Child Care Hosting Safe Harbor Act." - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 71, Chapter 3. Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Number 695 by the Secretar

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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 71, Chapter 3, relative to child care. Read the full text

114th general assembly (2025-2026)

What it does

Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Child Care Hosting Safe Harbor Act." - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 71, Chapter 3. Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Number 695 by the Secretary of State.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

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Filed for introduction · Jan 14, 2026

Senate

Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Jan 15, 2026

Senate

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Jan 21, 2026

Senate

Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 1/27/2026 · Jan 21, 2026

Senate

Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/3/2026 · Jan 27, 2026

Senate

Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee · Feb 3, 2026

Senate

Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 3, 2026

Senate

Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 5, 2026

Senate

Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/9/2026 · Feb 6, 2026

Senate

Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 · Feb 9, 2026

Senate

Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Feb 9, 2026

Senate

Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 10, 2026

Senate

Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Feb 12, 2026

House

Subst. for comp. HB. · Mar 30, 2026

House

Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 1, PNV 10 · Mar 30, 2026

House

Enrolled and ready for signatures · Apr 1, 2026

Senate

Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 1, 2026

Senate

Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 2, 2026

House

Transmitted to Governor for action. · Apr 2, 2026

Senate

Signed by Governor. · Apr 14, 2026

Senate

Pub. Ch. 695 · Apr 27, 2026

House

Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 · Apr 27, 2026

House

Filed for introduction · Jan 22, 2026

House

Intro., P1C. · Feb 2, 2026

House

P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee · Feb 4, 2026

House

Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee · Feb 4, 2026

House

Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/11/2026 · Feb 4, 2026

House

Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026

House

Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/18/2026 · Feb 11, 2026

House

Action def. in Judiciary Committee to Next Available Calendar · Feb 18, 2026

House

Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 25, 2026

House

Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2026 · Feb 25, 2026

House

Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/11/2026 · Mar 4, 2026

House

Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026 · Mar 4, 2026

House

Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2026 · Mar 11, 2026

House

Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026 · Mar 11, 2026

House

Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026 · Mar 18, 2026

House

Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026 · Mar 18, 2026

House

Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · Mar 23, 2026

House

Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026 · Mar 25, 2026

House

H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/30/2026 · Mar 26, 2026

House

Comp. SB subst. · Mar 30, 2026

House

The numbers

4
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

FarmerWhiteHawkMcCalmon

Recorded votes

CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2026-03-30 · Passed · Ayes 82, Noes 1, Present and not voting 10
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-23 · Passed · Ayes 19, Noes 0
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary CommitteeHouse · 2026-02-11 · Passed · Ayes 6, Noes 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Tennessee legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Comp. SB subst. (Mar 30, 2026).