Bill Commons

TN SB 2525

enacted

Children - As enacted, allows a high school student who is older than 16 but younger than 19 to work in a child care center outside of school hours or during school hours through a work-based learning program if the student meets certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49; Title 50, Chapter 5 and Title 71.

Tennessee · 114S1 · upper

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Did TN SB 2525 pass?

Yes. TN SB 2525 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-05): Pub. Ch. 873

What is TN SB 2525 about?

TN SB 2525 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Children - As enacted, allows a high school student who is older than 16 but younger than 19 to work in a child care center outside of school hours or during school hours through a work-based learning program if the student meets certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49; Title 50, Chapter 5 and Title 71.”.

Who sponsors TN SB 2525?

Hatcher is the primary sponsor of TN SB 2525.

Introduced
2026-02-02
Latest action
2026-05-05 — Pub. Ch. 873
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hatcherprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-05

    Pub. Ch. 873

  2. 2026-05-05

    Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  3. 2026-04-27

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-04-17

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-04-16

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  6. 2026-04-16

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  7. 2026-04-15

    Subst. for comp. HB.

    substitution

  8. 2026-04-15

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0942)

    amendment-withdrawal

  9. 2026-04-15

    Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0

    passage

  10. 2026-04-15

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

    enrolled

  11. 2026-03-19

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  12. 2026-03-16

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0598)

  13. 2026-03-16

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

    passage

  14. 2026-03-16

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    receipt

  15. 2026-03-16

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  16. 2026-03-13

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026

  17. 2026-03-04

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  18. 2026-03-03

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  19. 2026-02-26

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/4/2026

  20. 2026-02-25

    Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/4/2026

  21. 2026-02-18

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/25/2026

  22. 2026-02-05

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

    referral-committee

  23. 2026-02-02

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  24. 2026-02-02

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/4/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-03-04 · pass · 9-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/16/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-03-16 · pass · 32-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-15 · pass · 94-0

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