Children - As enacted, allows a high school student who is older than 16 but younger than 19 to work in a child care center outside of school hours or during school hours through a work-based learning program if the stud
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Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 50, Chapter 5 and Title 71, relative to children.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
Children - As enacted, allows a high school student who is older than 16 but younger than 19 to work in a child care center outside of school hours or during school hours through a work-based learning program if the student meets certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49; Title 50, Chapter 5 and Title 71. SB2525 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 873 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 3, 2026
House
Intro., P1C. · Feb 4, 2026
House
P2C, ref. to Health Committee - Government Operations for Review · Feb 5, 2026
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Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee · Feb 5, 2026
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Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/18/2026 · Feb 11, 2026
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Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/4/2026 · Feb 18, 2026
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Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
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Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/11/2026 · Mar 4, 2026
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Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 · Mar 4, 2026
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Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
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Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
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Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/25/2026 · Mar 18, 2026
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Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/25/2026 · Mar 18, 2026
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Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee · Mar 25, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/31/2026 · Mar 25, 2026
House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee · Mar 31, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/6/2026 · Apr 1, 2026
House
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · Apr 6, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 7, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 8, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 · Apr 8, 2026
House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 · Apr 9, 2026
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Comp. SB subst. · Apr 15, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 15, 2026
House
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 873 · May 5, 2026
Senate
Filed for introduction · Feb 2, 2026
Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Feb 2, 2026
Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee · Feb 5, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/25/2026 · Feb 18, 2026
Senate
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/4/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/4/2026 · Feb 26, 2026
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Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 3, 2026
Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 · Mar 4, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 · Mar 13, 2026
Senate
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0598) · Mar 16, 2026
Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 · Mar 16, 2026
Senate
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Mar 16, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 16, 2026
Senate
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Mar 19, 2026
House
Subst. for comp. HB. · Apr 15, 2026
House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0942) · Apr 15, 2026
House
Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 · Apr 15, 2026
House
Enrolled and ready for signatures · Apr 15, 2026
Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 16, 2026
Senate
Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 16, 2026
House
Transmitted to Governor for action. · Apr 17, 2026
Senate
Signed by Governor. · Apr 27, 2026
Senate
The numbers
5
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2026-04-15 · Passed · Ayes 94, Noes 0
as Amended Third ConsiderationSenate · 2026-03-16 · Passed · Ayes 32, Noes 0
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0Senate · 2026-03-04 · Passed · Ayes 9, 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: Signed by Governor. (Apr 27, 2026).