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SB 579 TN
Became Law

Employees, Employers - As enacted, allows for eligible employees to be absent 4 weeks from work following a living organ donation surgery; requires the department of health to create living organ donor informational material and make such material available on the department's website. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 50; Title 56 and Title 68.

TN · session 114 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 30, 2025

Latest action (Apr 28, 2026) Pub. Ch. 779

Sponsor (1)
  • Akbari Democratic · primary

Action history (32)
  1. Jan 30, 2025 Filed for introduction · lower
  2. Feb 10, 2025 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · lower
  3. Feb 12, 2025 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee · upper
  4. Mar 11, 2025 Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025 · lower
  5. Mar 13, 2025 Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025 · lower
  6. Mar 18, 2025 Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/25/2025 · lower
  7. Mar 18, 2025 Sponsor(s) Added. · lower
  8. Mar 19, 2025 Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/25/2025 · lower
  9. Mar 25, 2025 Failed in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee · lower
  10. Feb 24, 2026 Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026 · lower
  11. Mar 2, 2026 Sponsor(s) Added. · lower
  12. Mar 3, 2026 Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026 · lower
  13. Mar 4, 2026 Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026 · lower
  14. Mar 10, 2026 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 · upper
  15. Mar 17, 2026 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026 · lower
  16. Mar 19, 2026 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · lower
  17. Mar 19, 2026 Sponsor(s) Added. · lower
  18. Mar 19, 2026 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 · upper
  19. Mar 19, 2026 Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0241) · lower
  20. Mar 19, 2026 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0655) · lower
  21. Mar 23, 2026 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · lower
  22. Apr 8, 2026 Enrolled and ready for signatures · lower
  23. Apr 8, 2026 Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 5 · lower
  24. Apr 8, 2026 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0608) · lower
  25. Apr 8, 2026 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0607) · lower
  26. Apr 8, 2026 Subst. for comp. HB. · lower
  27. Apr 9, 2026 Signed by Senate Speaker · upper
  28. Apr 14, 2026 Signed by H. Speaker · lower
  29. Apr 15, 2026 Transmitted to Governor for action. · lower
  30. Apr 23, 2026 Signed by Governor. · lower
  31. Apr 28, 2026 Effective date(s) 04/23/2026 · lower
  32. Apr 28, 2026 Pub. Ch. 779 · lower
Subjects
EmployeesEmployers

Text versions (5)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Current Version · PDF
  • Amendment SA0241 · PDF
  • Amendment SA0655 · PDF
  • Amendment HA0607 · PDF
  • Amendment HA0608 · PDF

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