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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 2398: 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.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2398 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 3, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Tommy Stinnett (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 873.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tommy StinnettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse20

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 873
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026
  5. Sponsor(s) Added.
  6. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026
  7. Sponsor(s) Added.
  8. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  9. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/6/2026
  10. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
  11. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
  12. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/31/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source