AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8 and Title 50, relative to employment.
- Introduced Jan 27, 2023
- In committee Feb 1, 2023
- Died
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Employees, Employers - As introduced, requires an employer to permit an employee who is a local elected official to leave work in order to perform the duties of the elected office; requires the employer to permit the employee to use the employee’s available paid time off for that purpose if the employee elects to do so; permits an employer to require the employee to submit a written statement from a local elections official to verify that the employee is a local elected official. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 50.
Every action
4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- HouseFiled for introduction
- HouseIntro., P1C.
- CommitteeP2C, ref. to Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
- CommitteeAssigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee · House Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
- BM Bo MitchellD Primary sponsor · District 50
From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.