Tennessee · Senate Bill 541 · 113th General Assembly

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

SB 541 Sponsored by Becky Massey Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 25, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 30, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  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

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

  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee · Senate Health and Welfare Committee
  4. SenateSponsor(s) Added.
  5. SenateSponsor(s) Added.
  6. CommitteePlaced on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/15/2023 · Senate Health and Welfare Committee
  7. SenateSponsor(s) Added.
  8. SenateAssigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat.

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.