---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children - As enacted, enacts the \"Tennessee Child Care Red Tape Reduction Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7 and Title 71, Chapter 3."
description: "Children - As enacted, enacts the \"Tennessee Child Care Red Tape Reduction Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7 and Title 71, Chapter 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2509"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2509 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Oliver"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08d006b3-6a7e-4366-a78d-a427cd2103a8"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2509&ga=114"
source_hash: "3453972e9859acf8bf1c3d1118304ddd83764d2627d737dd5dafdf01f3139c4f"
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 2509 (114) — Children - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Child Care Red Tape Reduction Act." - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7 and Title 71, Chapter 3.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0807** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0807.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0780** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0780.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2509.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/18/2026 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/2/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Oliver — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-04** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-17** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-17** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-18** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-31** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026
- **2026-04-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0780)
- **2026-04-06** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-21** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0807) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-29** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Effective date(s) 05/19/2026, 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 980

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/08d006b3-6a7e-4366-a78d-a427cd2103a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).