---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, makes various changes to the licensing exemption categories for programs and activities that fall within the definition of a child care agency; makes related changes, such as exempting home schools from licensure. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 5."
description: "Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, makes various changes to the licensing exemption categories for programs and activities that fall within the definition of a child care agency; makes related changes, such as exempting home schools from licensure. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 106"
citation: "Tennessee HB 106 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Human Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-01-13"
last_action: "2025-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be5b2562-3d07-40b9-afd0-1091aa80cc44"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0106&ga=114"
source_hash: "10cf23bd1246d77c5c527c7cf0df5acddbf9aa6e50371069a4c3400455f92156"
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 106 (114) — Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, makes various changes to the licensing exemption categories for programs and activities that fall within the definition of a child care agency; makes related changes, such as exempting home schools from licensure. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 5.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0068** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0068.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0108** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0108.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0106.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/19/2025 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/17/2025 Passed — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/24/2025 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/24/2025 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/11/2025 Passed — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025 3/20/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-14** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-01-15** P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
- **2025-01-16** Ref. to Health Committee - Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-28** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-28** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-12** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/19/2025
- **2025-02-19** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/25/2025
- **2025-02-19** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25** Action def. in Health Committee to 3/4/25
- **2025-02-26** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/4/2025
- **2025-02-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-04** Action def. in Health Committee to 3/11/2025
- **2025-03-05** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/11/2025
- **2025-03-11** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-12** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/17/2025
- **2025-03-17** Rec. for pass; ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-19** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025
- **2025-03-20** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025
- **2025-03-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0108)
- **2025-03-24** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-03-24** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-03-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-03-24** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-03-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0068) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-25** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-03-26** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-26** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-27** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-04** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- **2025-04-04** Pub. Ch. 135

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be5b2562-3d07-40b9-afd0-1091aa80cc44`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).