Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House 1 D cosponsors

HB 0992 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 3, relative to child care.

Last action — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health 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 05, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

In plain language

The bill establishes programs for payments to child care workers and early childhood educators.

This legislation aims to improve child care by creating programs for longevity payments for child care workers and assistance payments for certain early childhood educators. The full text of the bill is not available for detailed review.

What this means for you
  • Workers: This means child care workers may receive additional longevity payments.
  • Families: Families may benefit from enhanced child care support due to improved worker assistance programs.

Summary

Day Care - As introduced, enacts the "Child Care Workforce Improvement Act," which directs the commissioner of human services to develop a program to provide longevity payments to eligible child care workers and a program to provide child care assistance payments to certain early childhood educators. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  4. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/5/2025

  5. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  6. Filed for introduction

  7. Intro., P1C.

  8. P2C, ref. to Health Committee - Government Operations for Review

  9. Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

  10. Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

  11. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee

  12. Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  13. Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/26/2025

  14. Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  15. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 0992 do?
Day Care - As introduced, enacts the "Child Care Workforce Improvement Act," which directs the commissioner of human services to develop a program to provide longevity payments to eligible child care workers and a program to provide child care assistance payments to certain early childhood educators. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3.
Who sponsors HB 0992?
HB 0992 is sponsored by Love, Jr., Harold (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 0992?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 05, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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