HB 2349 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to create and maintain a website that includes certain information about child care agencies. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5, Part 5.

HB 2349 requires Tennessee's Department of Children's Services to create a public website by July 1, 2027, providing parents and caregivers with clear information about licensed child care agencies. The site must include license status, violation history (including serious injuries or deaths), inspection results, and corrective actions, while excluding private home addresses and individual child/foster parent details. It also mandates plain-language summaries of monitoring reports and key processes like licensing, inspections, and complaint handling. The bill directly affects families seeking child care, child care agencies, and the public by increasing transparency around facility safety and compliance.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2026 Last action Apr 21, 2026
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Actions timeline

Total actions
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Key actions
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Committee
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Apr 14, 2026
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026
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Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
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Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026
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Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to Next Calendar
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Apr 8, 2026
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Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
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Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Apr 1, 2026
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
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Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026
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Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026
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Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026
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Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
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Mar 17, 2026
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
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Mar 11, 2026
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Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/17/2026
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Mar 10, 2026
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Action Def. in s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/17/2026
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Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/10/2026
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Feb 5, 2026
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
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Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee
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Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
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Mary Littleton
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