TN HB1663 | 2025-2026 | 114th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on April 24 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-24 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on April 24 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-24 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
As enacted, excludes a person or entity that operates a family child care home and obtains a United States department of defense certificate to operate from being subject to licensure as long as such family child care home provides child care services only to an eligible patron. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 3, relative to child care agencies.
Sponsors
| Rep. Aron Maberry [R] | Rep. Ronnie Glynn [D] | Rep. Tim Rudd [R] |
Roll Calls
2026-03-23 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt (Y: 29 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-02 - House - FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-17 - House - HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-11 - House - HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-02 - House - FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-17 - House - HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-11 - House - HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 | |
| 2026-04-24 | Pub. Ch. 747 | |
| 2026-04-16 | Signed by Governor. | |
| 2026-04-07 | House | Transmitted to Governor for his action. |
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | Signed by Senate Speaker |
| 2026-04-01 | House | Signed by H. Speaker |
| 2026-03-24 | House | Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Received from House, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 |
| 2026-02-26 | House | H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/2/2026 |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/26/2026 |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/17/2026 |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/11/2026 |
| 2026-01-21 | House | Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee |
| 2026-01-21 | House | P2C, ref. to Health Committee |
| 2026-01-15 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2026-01-14 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB1666 (Crossfiled) 2026-04-24 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 747
