Tennessee · House Bill 573 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 3, relative to child care.

  1. Introduced Jan 25, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 7, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Day Care - As introduced, increases from five to seven the minimum number of children a facility must have under its care for three or more hours per day in order to fall within the definition of a child care agency for licensing purposes. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3.

Every action

12 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. HouseP2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
  4. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  5. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  6. CommitteeRef. to Health Committee · House Health Committee
  7. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Health Subcommittee · House Health Subcommittee
  8. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  9. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/14/2023 · House Health Subcommittee
  10. HouseAction Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/21/2023
  11. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/21/2023 · House Health Subcommittee
  12. HouseTaken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats.

All 5 cosponsors

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.