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SB1286 • 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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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Johnson, Lamberth
Last action
2025-04-04
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 80
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide details on the exact nature of eligible organizations beyond removing the requirement that only nonprofits can receive grants.

Changing Rules for Child Care Grants

This bill changes Tennessee's child care improvement fund rules to allow grants to go to any organization that wants to create or improve child care services.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the rule that says only nonprofit organizations can get grants from the child care improvement fund.
  • Changes a part of Tennessee's laws about child care funding.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Child care agencies in Tennessee
  • Organizations that provide child care services

Terms To Know

Nonprofit organizations
Groups that do not make money for their leaders and use all the money they get to help people or causes.
Child care improvement fund
Money set aside by Tennessee to help improve child care services in the state.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much money will be given out as grants.
  • It is unclear which specific organizations besides nonprofits might apply for these grants.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 80

  2. 2025-04-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 03/28/2025

  3. 2025-04-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    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

    Companion House Bill substituted

  10. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0

  11. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  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

    Refer to Senate Health & Welfare Committee

  19. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recalled from Senate Judiciary Committee

  20. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  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

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  24. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  25. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 105
By Lamberth

SENATE BILL 1286
By Johnson

SB1286
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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.