---
type: "Bill"
title: "Day Care - As enacted, requires, as early as practicable prior to permanent closure, a child care center to provide notice of the permanent closure to the parents or guardians of each enrolled child. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 71."
description: "Day Care - As enacted, requires, as early as practicable prior to permanent closure, a child care center to provide notice of the permanent closure to the parents or guardians of each enrolled child. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1759"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1759 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Day Care"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamar"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-12"
last_action: "2024-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ad7bc03-e4a6-43ee-a7ee-5fab69f9d868"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1759&GA=113"
source_hash: "a7cd393c44d4ff50187c92fb516d5e76506e346fa2ab28efdcab8cb7ee10fc0a"
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 1759 (113) — Day Care - As enacted, requires, as early as practicable prior to permanent closure, a child care center to provide notice of the permanent closure to the parents or guardians of each enrolled child. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0586** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0586.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0799** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0799.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1759.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/19/2024 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/28/2024 Passed (1) — **82–7** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/28/2024 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lamar — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-12** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-22** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-01-24** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `passage`
- **2024-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-19** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-03-26** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/28/2024
- **2024-03-28** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-28** Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 7, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0586) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-03-28** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-03-28** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-28** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0799)
- **2024-04-01** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-01** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-17** Effective date(s) 04/09/2024
- **2024-04-17** Pub. Ch. 657

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2ad7bc03-e4a6-43ee-a7ee-5fab69f9d868`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).