Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 4 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 2525 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 50, Chapter 5 and Title 71, relative to children.

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

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  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 16, 2026.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 96% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 873

  2. Pub. Ch. 873

  3. Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  4. Signed by Governor.

  5. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. Signed by H. Speaker

  8. Comp. SB subst.

  9. Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. Subst. for comp. HB.

  11. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0942)

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

  13. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  14. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  15. Sponsor(s) Added.

  16. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  17. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  19. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/6/2026

  20. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee

  21. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee

  22. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/31/2026

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

  24. Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/25/2026

  25. Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/25/2026

  26. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0598)

  27. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  28. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  29. Sponsor(s) Added.

  30. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026

  31. Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  32. Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  33. Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/11/2026

  34. Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

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

  36. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  38. Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

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

  40. Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/4/2026

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

  42. Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/18/2026

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

  44. Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

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

  46. Intro., P1C.

  47. Filed for introduction

  48. Filed for introduction

  49. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 128 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (128)

128 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2525 do?
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 SB 2525?
SB 2525 is sponsored by Hatcher, Tom (Republican), White, Dawn (Republican), Haile, Ferrell (Republican), Oliver, Charlane (Democrat), and Seal, Jessie (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2525?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.
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