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HB0105 • 2026

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, relative to the child care improvement fund.

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Sponsor
Lamberth, Johnson
Last action
2025-04-04
Official status
Effective date(s) 03/28/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details on the specific changes regarding the use of funds or additional eligible organizations, leaving some aspects unclear.

Changing Child Care Grants

This bill changes Tennessee's child care improvement fund rules to remove the requirement that grants be provided only to nonprofit organizations.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the law so that grants from the child care improvement fund can go to any type of organization, not just nonprofits.
  • Removes a specific requirement in Tennessee's laws about who can get these grants.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Child care agencies and organizations that apply for grants from the child care improvement fund.
  • The state agency responsible for distributing these grants.

Terms To Know

child care improvement fund
A special money pool in Tennessee used to help improve child care services.
nonprofit organizations
Groups that do not make a profit and use their income to achieve their goals, like helping people or the community.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much money will be in the child care improvement fund.
  • It is unclear which organizations besides nonprofits might now apply for these grants.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 03/28/2025

  2. 2025-04-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 80

  3. 2025-04-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 80

  4. 2025-03-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2025-03-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  6. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  8. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  9. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0

  10. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  11. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Companion House Bill substituted

  12. 2025-03-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/10/2025

  13. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  14. 2025-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  15. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/5/2025

  16. 2025-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  17. 2025-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 2

  18. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/24/2025

  19. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Refer to Senate Health & Welfare Committee

  20. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recalled from Senate Judiciary Committee

  21. 2025-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/20/2025

  22. 2025-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  23. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/18/2025

  24. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee

  25. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  26. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  27. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  28. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/12/2025

  29. 2025-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

  30. 2025-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  31. 2025-01-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Health Committee

  32. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

  33. 2025-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  34. 2025-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1286
By Johnson

HOUSE BILL 105
By Lamberth

HB0105
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71,
relative to the child care improvement fund.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 71-3-520(a), is amended by deleting
the language "to nonprofit organizations" from the first sentence of the subsection.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.