Children - As enacted, creates the child care improvement fund, to be administered by the department of human services; creates a child care improvement pilot program to provide grants to nonprofit organizations to be used for establishing a new child care agency in this state or making improvements to, or assisting with staffing, recruitment, or salary gaps, at an existing child care agency in this state. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 37 and Title 71.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 26, 2023
Signed May 17, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2023 · House Apr 21, 2023
How they voted
30–0
Passed
Total votes 30
Apr 21, 2023
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
13
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 17, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
May 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0496)
upper
Apr 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Apr 21, 2023
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0460)
upper
Apr 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Apr 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2023
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/22/2023
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
upper
Jan 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Jan 26, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ed Jackson
RRepublican
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