AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8 and Title 50, relative to employment.

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

3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Jan 31, 2023SenateFiled for introduction
2. Feb 2, 2023SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
3. Feb 6, 2023CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee · Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

• HC Heidi CampbellD Primary sponsor · District 20