---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children - As enacted, authorizes a Parents' Day Out or similar program operated by a religious institution or organization to provide 12-hour per week child care services in whatever block of time desired. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 71."
description: "Children - As enacted, authorizes a Parents' Day Out or similar program operated by a religious institution or organization to provide 12-hour per week child care services in whatever block of time desired. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 164"
citation: "Tennessee SB 164 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Campbell S", "Lundberg"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 37
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-11"
last_action: "2021-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2665a24a-14c5-4b9b-b8c0-948514649085"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0164&GA=112"
source_hash: "1722c84f9b2ce6c851470083cc5e09490d09e0149ca9904d5581aace554337d9"
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 164 (112) — Children - As enacted, authorizes a Parents' Day Out or similar program operated by a religious institution or organization to provide 12-hour per week child care services in whatever block of time desired. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0164.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/24/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: 3/29/2021 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/17/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2021 3/25/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/1/2021 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/9/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Campbell S — primary (person)
- Lundberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** Caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2021-01-13** P2C held on desk.
- **2021-01-14** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-15** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-08** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2021-02-24** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** Ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-09** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-17** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-17** Action deferred in Senate Health & Welfare Committee to 3/24/21
- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/25/2021
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/29/2021
- **2021-03-25** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2021
- **2021-03-29** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-29** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-01** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-01** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-01** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-01** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-09** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-04-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/20/2021, 07/01/2021
- **2021-05-03** Pub. Ch. 162
- **2021-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 162

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2665a24a-14c5-4b9b-b8c0-948514649085`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).