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

SB 902: Day Care - As introduced, enacts the "Child Care Workforce Improvement Act," which directs the commissioner of human services to develop a program to provide longevity payments to eligible child care workers and a program to provide child care assistance payments to certain early childhood educators. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3.

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

SB 902 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Day Care - As introduced, enacts the "Child Care Workforce Improvement Act," which directs the commissioner of human services to develop a program to provide longevity payments to eligible child care workers and a program to provide child care assistance payments to certain early childhood educators. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3. Primary sponsor: Charlane Oliver (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 5, 2025): Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee.

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): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Charlane OliverPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate19

“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. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
  2. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/5/2025
  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
  4. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
  5. Filed for introduction

Sources

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