---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, states that for the purpose of regulating child care agencies, a nontraditional child care agency does not include a person or entity that places children in family boarding homes or foster homes. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5, Part 5."
description: "Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, states that for the purpose of regulating child care agencies, a nontraditional child care agency does not include a person or entity that places children in family boarding homes or foster homes. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5, Part 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 808"
citation: "Tennessee HB 808 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children's Services", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d578b606-adc2-4c66-835d-bcce544225b7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0808&GA=113"
source_hash: "2709f6ba8cac372da9400a9038d365d0f86479d4a4907cea670ff45faf31054a"
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 HB 808 (113) — Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, states that for the purpose of regulating child care agencies, a nontraditional child care agency does not include a person or entity that places children in family boarding homes or foster homes. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5, Part 5.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0808.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/27/2023 2/23/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/27/2023 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/22/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/9/2023 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 2/14/2023 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Howell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/14/2023
- **2023-02-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-15** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 2/22/2023
- **2023-02-22** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/23/2023
- **2023-02-22** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-23** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/27/2023
- **2023-02-27** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-27** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-28** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-02** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-03-09** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-03-09** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-09** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-03-15** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-15** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-15** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-28** Effective date(s) 03/23/2023
- **2023-03-28** Pub. Ch. 66

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d578b606-adc2-4c66-835d-bcce544225b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).