---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Directed Studies - As enacted, creates the Tennessee child care task force. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 49 and Title 71."
description: "General Assembly, Directed Studies - As enacted, creates the Tennessee child care task force. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 49 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 677"
citation: "Tennessee SB 677 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Directed Studies", "General Assembly"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hazlewood", "Massey"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 71
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2021-02-08"
last_action: "2021-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4144f429-e686-495e-8ec4-89dbf81f46ca"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0677&GA=112"
source_hash: "a74c67d4a28228d3c779366423f571594e827fc7555d6726d4ed7000a401347c"
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 677 (112) — General Assembly, Directed Studies - As enacted, creates the Tennessee child care task force. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 49 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0035** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0035.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0062** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0062.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0412** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0412.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0081** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0081.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0082** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0082.pdf)
6. **Amendment SA0305** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0305.pdf)
7. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0677.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/2/2021 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/13/2021 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/21/2021 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/3/2021 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/27/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/10/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/20/2021 Passed (2) — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/27/2021 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/3/2021 4/28/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/17/2021 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/15/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hazlewood — primary (person)
- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2021-02-11** P2C, ref. to Health Committee -- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-20** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-24** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
- **2021-02-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-02** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-10** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-10** Action deferred in Senate Government Operations Committee to 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/15/2021
- **2021-03-10** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-15** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-17** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-24** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-24** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-31** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 4/7/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/7/2021
- **2021-03-31** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-07** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-13** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-14** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-20** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-27** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-27** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0082)
- **2021-04-27** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0081)
- **2021-04-27** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0305)
- **2021-04-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-28** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-03** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0412) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-05-03** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0062) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-05-03** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0035) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-05-03** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-05-03** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-05-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-18** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21** Effective date(s) 05/18/2021,07/01/2021
- **2021-05-21** Pub. Ch. 474
- **2021-05-21** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 474

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4144f429-e686-495e-8ec4-89dbf81f46ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).