Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 2153 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33 and Title 68, Chapter 1, relative to early childhood mental health programs.

Last action — Effective date(s) 04/21/2026, 07/01/2026

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 06, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    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 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Health, Dept. of - As enacted, authorizes the department to establish and administer an early childhood mental health home visiting program as a voluntary, evidence-based and home-based intervention to promote the mental health, developmental progress, and family stability of children from birth to five years of age and their families. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 68, Chapter 1.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

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

  4. Assigned to s/c Population Health Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Population Health Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

  6. Sponsor change.

  7. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  8. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee

  9. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2026

  10. Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee

  11. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/23/2026

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

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

  16. Objected to on Consent Calendar.

  17. Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026

  19. Comp. SB subst.

  20. Sponsor(s) Added.

  21. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 800

  22. Filed for introduction

  23. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  25. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/25/2026

  26. Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/4/2026

  27. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/4/2026

  28. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  29. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/12/2026

  30. Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 5

  31. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  32. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  34. Subst. for comp. HB.

  35. Passed H., Ayes 71, Nays 17, PNV 5

  36. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  37. Signed by Senate Speaker

  38. Signed by H. Speaker

  39. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  40. Signed by Governor.

  41. Pub. Ch. 800

  42. Effective date(s) 04/21/2026, 07/01/2026

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

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Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (131)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2153 do?
Health, Dept. of - As enacted, authorizes the department to establish and administer an early childhood mental health home visiting program as a voluntary, evidence-based and home-based intervention to promote the mental health, developmental progress, and family stability of children from birth to five years of age and their families. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 68, Chapter 1.
Who sponsors SB 2153?
SB 2153 is sponsored by Walley, Page (Republican) and Massey, Becky D. (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2153?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.
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