---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children - As enacted, allows a high school student who is older than 16 but younger than 19 to work in a child care center outside of school hours or during school hours through a work-based learning program if the student meets certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49; Title 50, Chapter 5 and Title 71."
description: "Children - As enacted, allows a high school student who is older than 16 but younger than 19 to work in a child care center outside of school hours or during school hours through a work-based learning program if the student meets certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49; Title 50, Chapter 5 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2525"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2525 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hatcher"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c41242c8-76a1-4ca4-ad3a-fa8ba6a330f0"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2525&ga=114"
source_hash: "c75bc89d478026ef4d14f4939a597a4254d2e5d03c6c79baf8e2ca79486a3c7a"
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 2525 (114) — Children - As enacted, allows a high school student who is older than 16 but younger than 19 to work in a child care center outside of school hours or during school hours through a work-based learning program if the student meets certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49; Title 50, Chapter 5 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0942** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0942.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0598** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0598.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2525.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2026 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/16/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/4/2026 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hatcher — 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 Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/25/2026
- **2026-02-25** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/4/2026
- **2026-02-26** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-04** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026
- **2026-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-16** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-16** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0598)
- **2026-03-19** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-15** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0942) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-15** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-05** Pub. Ch. 873

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c41242c8-76a1-4ca4-ad3a-fa8ba6a330f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).