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TennesseeSB 1285114th General Assembly (2025-2026)SenateWALLET

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 1, relative to state employment bereavement leave.

Sponsored By: Jack Johnson (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Paid bereavement leave for Tennessee state workers

The law gives paid bereavement leave to Tennessee state officers and employees covered by Tenn. Code § 8-30-102(a), (b)(2)-(11), and (b)(13). You get 3 paid days when your sibling, grandparent, grandchild, foster parent, or parent-in-law dies. You get 5 paid days when your parent or stepparent dies, and when your spouse, child, or stepchild dies. The law also grants 10 paid days for another listed death event in the statute. Leave is paid and applies per qualifying death.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jack Johnson

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 39 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/10/2025

FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/10/2025

Yes: 30 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/4/2025

SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Pub. Ch. 74

    4/8/2025

  2. Effective date(s) 03/25/2025

    4/8/2025

  3. Signed by Governor.

    3/25/2025Senate

  4. Signed by H. Speaker

    3/19/2025House

  5. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    3/19/2025Senate

  6. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    3/18/2025Senate

  7. Signed by Senate Speaker

    3/18/2025Senate

  8. Subst. for comp. HB.

    3/17/2025House

  9. Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1

    3/17/2025House

  10. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

    3/13/2025House

  11. Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0

    3/10/2025Senate

  12. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    3/10/2025Senate

  13. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/10/2025

    3/7/2025Senate

  14. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

    3/4/2025Senate

  15. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/4/2025

    2/25/2025Senate

  16. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

    2/12/2025Senate

  17. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    2/10/2025Senate

  18. Filed for introduction

    2/6/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Enrolled / Public Chapter

    PDF

  • Fiscal Note

    PDF

  • Introduced

    PDF

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