Health, Dept. of - As enacted, authorizes the department to establish and administer an early childhood mental health home visiting program as a voluntary, evidence-based and home-based intervention to promote the mental
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Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33 and Title 68, Chapter 1, relative to early childhood mental health programs.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
Health, Dept. of - As enacted, authorizes the department to establish and administer an early childhood mental health home visiting program as a voluntary, evidence-based and home-based intervention to promote the mental health, developmental progress, and family stability of children from birth to five years of age and their families. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 68, Chapter 1. Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Number 800 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 · Feb 2, 2026
Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Feb 2, 2026
Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee · Feb 5, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/25/2026 · Feb 18, 2026
Senate
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/4/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/4/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
Senate
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee · Mar 4, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/12/2026 · Mar 10, 2026
Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 5 · Mar 12, 2026
Senate
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Mar 12, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 12, 2026
Senate
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Mar 16, 2026
House
Subst. for comp. HB. · Apr 2, 2026
House
Passed H., Ayes 71, Nays 17, PNV 5 · Apr 2, 2026
House
Enrolled and ready for signatures · Apr 6, 2026
Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 6, 2026
Senate
Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 9, 2026
House
Transmitted to Governor for action. · Apr 10, 2026
Senate
Signed by Governor. · Apr 21, 2026
Senate
Pub. Ch. 800 · May 1, 2026
House
Effective date(s) 04/21/2026, 07/01/2026 · May 1, 2026
House
Filed for introduction · Feb 2, 2026
House
Intro., P1C. · Feb 4, 2026
House
P2C, ref. to Health Committee - Government Operations for Review · Feb 5, 2026
House
Assigned to s/c Population Health Subcommittee · Feb 5, 2026
House
Placed on s/c cal Population Health Subcommittee for 3/10/2026 · Mar 4, 2026
House
Sponsor change. · Mar 9, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) withdrawn. · Mar 9, 2026
House
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee · Mar 10, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
House
Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee · Mar 17, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/23/2026 · Mar 18, 2026
House
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · Mar 23, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · 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
Objected to on Consent Calendar. · Mar 30, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 30, 2026
House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026 · Mar 30, 2026
House
Comp. SB subst. · Apr 2, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 2, 2026
House
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-23 · Passed · Ayes 10, Noes 2, Present and not voting 1
Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-17 · Passed · Ayes 10, Noes 3, Present and not voting 5
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-10 · Passed · Ayes 10, 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: Sponsor(s) Added. (Apr 2, 2026).