Tennessee · House Bill 573 · 113th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 3, relative to child care.
- Introduced Jan 25, 2023
- In committee Feb 7, 2023
- Died
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- 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.
- HouseFiled for introduction
- HouseIntro., P1C.
- HouseP2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- HouseSponsor(s) Added.
- HouseSponsor(s) Added.
- CommitteeRef. to Health Committee · House Health Committee
- CommitteeAssigned to s/c Health Subcommittee · House Health Subcommittee
- HouseSponsor(s) Added.
- CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/14/2023 · House Health Subcommittee
- HouseAction Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/21/2023
- CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/21/2023 · House Health Subcommittee
- 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.
- MC Michele CarringerR Primary sponsor · District 16
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.