---
type: "Bill"
title: "Day Care - As enacted, enacts and revises certain requirements in regard to child care agencies - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 49; Title 50; Title 55; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71."
description: "Day Care - As enacted, enacts and revises certain requirements in regard to child care agencies - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 49; Title 50; Title 55; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2730"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2730 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Day Care"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howell", "White"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-02-02"
last_action: "2022-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b35de1b4-e4e8-41b5-9a97-b4ec2062bde4"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2730&GA=112"
source_hash: "425450e041a0c1283e0487570c1c75e310336d20ce08da17306663d2bf497ba0"
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 2730 (112) — Day Care - As enacted, enacts and revises certain requirements in regard to child care agencies - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 49; Title 50; Title 55; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0771** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0771.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0720** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0720.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2730.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/28/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/22/2022 Passed (2) — **6–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/7/2022 Passed (1) — **25–4** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/16/2022 (5) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2022 Passed (1) — **76–14** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2022 3/31/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/23/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Howell — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Intro. `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-03** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** P1C.
- **2022-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2022-02-07** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-02** Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Ref. to Civil Justice Committee -- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-09** Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-15** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-16** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-16** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-22** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2022-03-23** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/28/2022
- **2022-03-23** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-28** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-30** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/31/2022
- **2022-03-31** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2022
- **2022-04-05** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2022
- **2022-04-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-07** Passed H., Ayes 76, Nays 14, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-07** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0771) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-07** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-04-07** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 4 `passage`
- **2022-04-07** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0720)
- **2022-04-07** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-08** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-04-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-11** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-04-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-26** Effective date(s) 04/19/2022, 07/01/2022
- **2022-04-26** Pub. Ch. 906
- **2022-04-26** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 906

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b35de1b4-e4e8-41b5-9a97-b4ec2062bde4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).