---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, enacts the \"Promising Futures Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 43; Title 49; Title 57; Title 67 and Title 71."
description: "Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, enacts the \"Promising Futures Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 43; Title 49; Title 57; Title 67 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 1979"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1979 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Human Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["White"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 45
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2026-01-22"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/56557264-55e2-4254-996b-01309d438974"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1979&ga=114"
source_hash: "ac70322f51dbef0ce069f6253de0bc861ec2e346181acd2969cd42795db4b14a"
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 1979 (114) — Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, enacts the "Promising Futures Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 43; Title 49; Title 57; Title 67 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA1231** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1231.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA1105** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1105.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA1106** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1106.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1979.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/11/2026 Passed (6) — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/20/2026 Passed (3) — **26–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026 4/20/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/6/2026 Passed (5) — **8–1** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee 3/31/2026 Passed — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/22/2026 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 Passed (1) — **73–8** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/20/2026 Passed (4) — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 2 4/22/2026 Passed — **77–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- White — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-02-04** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-04** P2C, ref. to Health Committee - Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-04** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-11** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-11** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-17** Action def. in Health Committee to 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-18** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-24** Action def. in Health Committee to 3/31/2026
- **2026-03-25** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/31/2026
- **2026-03-31** Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-01** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/6/2026
- **2026-04-06** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026
- **2026-04-06** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-06** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
- **2026-04-08** Placed behind the budget
- **2026-04-15** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2026-04-16** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/20/2026
- **2026-04-20** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026
- **2026-04-20** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2026
- **2026-04-20** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-20** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/20/2026
- **2026-04-20** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-22** H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 Ayes 77, Nays 3 PNV 5
- **2026-04-22** H. Placed on Message Calendar #2 for 4/22/26
- **2026-04-22** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-22** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA1106)
- **2026-04-22** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1105)
- **2026-04-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-04-22** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-04-22** Passed H., as am., Ayes 73, Nays 8, PNV 10 `passage`
- **2026-04-22** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1231) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date(s) 05/19/2026, 01/01/2027
- **2026-05-26** Pub. Ch. 997

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/56557264-55e2-4254-996b-01309d438974`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).