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

SB 978: Statutes and Codification - As enacted, changes all TCA references from "adult day care" to "adult day services." - Amends TCA Section 4-3-1205; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 18; Title 52, Chapter 8; Section 68-1-904; Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2 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

SB 978 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Statutes and Codification - As enacted, changes all TCA references from "adult day care" to "adult day services." - Amends TCA Section 4-3-1205; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 18; Title 52, Chapter 8; Section 68-1-904; Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2 and Title 71. Primary sponsor: Steve Southerland (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 4, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 87.

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
Steve SoutherlandPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate9

“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. 87
  2. Companion House Bill substituted
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/17/2025
  5. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  6. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2025
  7. Sponsor(s) Added.
  8. Sponsor(s) Added.
  9. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
  10. Sponsor(s) Added.
  11. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
  12. Filed for introduction

Sources

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