HB 157 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

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.

HB 157 updates Tennessee law by changing the term "adult day care" to "adult day services" across multiple sections of the Tennessee Code Annotated. It amends specific statutes in Titles 4, 39, 52, 68, and 71 - covering areas like program regulations, licensing, and service definitions - to standardize terminology. This is a technical correction with no impact on program requirements, eligibility, or funding. The bill became law on March 28, 2025, after being signed by the Governor.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Signed Mar 28, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2025 · House Mar 3, 2025

How they voted

370
Passed
Total votes 37
Mar 17, 2025
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican31
31 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Mar 28, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/27/2025
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/25/2025
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/19/2025
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Rick Eldridge
Rick Eldridge
RRepublican
TN
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