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HB1965Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 71, Chapter 3, relative to child care.

Passed

Introduced by Andrew Farmer, District 17

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Child Care Hosting Safe Harbor Act." - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 71, Chapter 3.

Where it stands

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 695

April 27, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION · March 30, 2026

82

Yes

1

No

10

Absent or Not Voting

93 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
John Crawford1Yes
Bud Hulsey2Yes
Timothy Hill3Yes
Renea Jones4Yes
David Hawk5Yes
Tim Hicks6Yes
Rebecca Alexander7Yes
Jerome Moon8Yes
Gary Hicks9Yes
Rick Eldridge10Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/11/2026

  6. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  7. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/18/2026

  8. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to Next Available Calendar

  9. Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2026

  11. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/11/2026

  12. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026

  13. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2026

  14. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026

  15. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

  16. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026

  17. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  18. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  19. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/30/2026

  20. Comp. SB subst.

  21. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 695

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