Plain English Breakdown
The official source material did not specify any uncertainties about the bill's application or effects beyond the stated conditions and dates.
Tennessee Child Care Hosting Safe Harbor Act
This bill provides immunity from civil liability for employers and host entities who allow licensed child care providers to operate on their property, under certain conditions.
What This Bill Does
- Provides that an employer or host entity cannot be held liable in a civil action for damages caused by a licensed child care provider operating on their property.
- Exempts from this immunity if the employer's or host entity's gross negligence or willful misconduct causes harm.
- Clarifies that providing space, utilities, maintenance, security, improvements, or financial support to a child care provider does not mean the employer or host entity controls it.
- Ensures people can still sue the child care provider directly if something goes wrong.
Who It Names or Affects
- Employers who allow licensed child care providers on their property
- Host entities that let licensed child care providers use their space
Terms To Know
- Employer
- A person or entity that subsidizes child care costs for its employees or hosts a child care provider on its premises, as long as it does not operate or manage the provider.
- Host Entity
- An organization like a nonprofit, faith-based group, community group, school, or property owner that lets a child care provider use their space, regardless of whether the children are employees' kids.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill only applies to actions arising on or after July 1, 2026.
- It does not protect employers or host entities who operate, control, manage, employ, supervise, or direct the child care provider's staff.