Day Care - As enacted, increases the authorized operation times/days for drop-in centers from "not to exceed 14 hours per week and for not more than seven hours per day for any individual child during regular working hours" to "not to exceed 18 hours per week and for not more than nine hours per day during regular working hours." - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 5.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Feb 2, 2022
Signed Apr 14, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2022 · House Mar 31, 2022
How they voted
29–0
Passed
Total votes 29
Mar 21, 2022
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
15
Committee
14
Amendments
1
Apr 14, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 31, 2022
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0784)
upper
Mar 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/24/2022
lower
Mar 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0625)
upper
Mar 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/23/2022
lower
Mar 15, 2022
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/15/2022
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/15/2022
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/9/2022
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/9/2022
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/8/2022
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/2/2022
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Intro.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bryan Terry
RRepublican
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