# Tennessee HB 0802: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 42 and Title 9, Chapter 8, relative to state employees.

Tennessee HB 0802, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 42 and Title 9, Chapter 8, relative to state employees., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-05-15 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 425) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 0802
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 42 and Title 9, Chapter 8, relative to state employees.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-05-15, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 425
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: State Employees
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (67 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Renea Jones (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-21 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 27 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 23 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2025-05-15: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 425
- 2025-04-21: Comp. SB subst. (House)
- 2025-04-17: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-17: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-17: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-04-17: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2025-04-16: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-09: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-08: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-04-02: Placed behind the budget (House)
- 2025-03-26: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-13: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-12: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2025-03-05: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/12/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-05: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2025-02-26: Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/5/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-10: Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-06: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2025-02-05: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0425.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0411.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0802.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0425.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0411.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0802.pdf)

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- [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0802-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).