Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 1581
Welfare - As enacted, makes various changes to law relative to respite care services, including, but not limited to, increasing the number of hours an adult may attend a limited respite care services program from 12 to 16 hours in any one week, and authorizing such a program to provide care services for up to 20 adults at the same time, rather than 15. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 2.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Haile (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 28, 2026): Pub. Ch. 788
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/6/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 2, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Feb 23, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/23/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Feb 18, 2026 Senate | SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/18/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- Apr 28, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 788 - Apr 28, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 04/23/2026 - Apr 23, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - Apr 15, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for action. - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Enrolled and ready for signatures - Apr 6, 2026 · Senate
Concurred, Ayes 28, Nays 1 (Amendment 1 - HA0809) - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Subst. for comp. HB. - Apr 2, 2026 · House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0809) - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 6 - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/6/2026 - Feb 26, 2026 · House
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/23/2026 - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/18/2026 - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration - Jan 12, 2026 · House
Filed for introduction