Tennessee Senate bill in Session 114.
Status: enacted. Latest action: March 16, 2026.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7 and Title 50, relative to the regulation of employment.
Under the "Equal Access to Intrastate Commerce Act, local governments are prohibited from adopting certain ordinances that would i mpede intrastate commerce. This bill adds that t he general assembly preempts and occupies the entire field of regulating the terms and conditions of employment. Unless expressly provided for by state law, a local government and any agency, department, or official of a local government is prohibited from adopt ing or enforc ing an ordinance, resolution, rule, code, requirement, or policy that requires a term or condition of employment that exceeds or conflicts with the law of this state or federal law. Howe ver, this provision does not apply with respect to employees of a local government ."
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-31 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-16 | Status | enacted |
| 2026-03-16 | Latest Action | Comp. became Pub. Ch. 552 |