Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House 2 D cosponsors

HB 0698 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Title 71, relative to child care.

Last action — Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 03, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires an LEA in which a child care facility operates to submit a comprehensive list of all underutilized or vacant property to the department of human services and the comptroller of the treasury and to make the list available to each child care facility operating in the LEA; grants certain owners of a child care facility that operates in an LEA a first or second right of refusal to lease or purchase underutilized or vacant property listed by the LEA. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 71.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  4. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/26/2025

  5. Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/5/2025

  6. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/5/2025

  7. Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/12/2025

  8. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025

  9. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0

  10. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/20/2025

  11. Senate Reset on calendar for 3/27/2025

  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/27/2025

  14. Re-refer to S. Cal Comm

  15. Filed for introduction

  16. Intro., P1C.

  17. P2C, ref. to Education Committee- Government Operations for Review

  18. Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  19. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

  20. Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/18/2025

  21. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  22. Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/25/2025

  23. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/25/2025

  24. Sponsor(s) Added pur Rule 52

  25. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee

  26. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025

  27. Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee

  28. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/3/2026

  29. Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (131)

131 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 0698 do?
Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires an LEA in which a child care facility operates to submit a comprehensive list of all underutilized or vacant property to the department of human services and the comptroller of the treasury and to make the list available to each child care facility operating in the LEA; grants certain owners of a child care facility that operates in an LEA a first or second right of refusal to lease or purchase underutilized or vacant property listed by the LEA. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 71.
Who sponsors HB 0698?
HB 0698 is sponsored by Camper, Karen D. (Democrat) and Love, Jr., Harold (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 0698?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 03, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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