---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Government - As enacted, authorizes state agencies to contract with a licensed provider of child care services to offer child care services as an option for the agency's officers and employees. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 49 and Title 71."
description: "State Government - As enacted, authorizes state agencies to contract with a licensed provider of child care services to offer child care services as an option for the agency's officers and employees. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 49 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 22"
citation: "Tennessee SB 22 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kyle", "Leatherwood"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 45
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2020-12-17"
last_action: "2021-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bef1b32b-60b4-4b71-82d8-ecf36b529b7c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0022&GA=112"
source_hash: "35dcb234cbdc3f5ce6acaf0ce072bc57dfcd8c19b8a05e7a289e54715916b4e3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 22 (112) — State Government - As enacted, authorizes state agencies to contract with a licensed provider of child care services to offer child care services as an option for the agency's officers and employees. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 49 and Title 71.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0078** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0078.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0022.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2021 4/8/2021 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/31/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: 3/8/2021 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/19/2021 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/22/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2021 Passed — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/16/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/2/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/10/2021 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/6/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kyle — primary (person)
- Leatherwood — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-12-17** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-02-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/2/2021
- **2021-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-02** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-04** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/8/2021
- **2021-03-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-08** Passed Senate, Aye 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-10** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-16** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/22/2021
- **2021-03-22** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-06** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-04-14** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0078) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-14** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-14** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-15** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/19/2021
- **2021-04-19** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0078) `passage`
- **2021-04-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-22** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-04** Effective date(s) 4/28/2021
- **2021-05-04** Pub. Ch. 238
- **2021-05-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 238

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bef1b32b-60b4-4b71-82d8-ecf36b529b7c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).