# Tennessee HB 0957: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8, relative to leave for state employees. Tennessee HB 0957, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8, relative to leave for state employees., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-03-30 (Effective date(s) 01/01/2027); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0957-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 0957 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8, relative to leave for state employees. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2026-03-30, Effective date(s) 01/01/2027 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 23 - Subjects: State Employees - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (293 yes, 39 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Paid foster leave for Tennessee state employees: mixed, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, eligible Tennessee state employees can take paid leave for a qualifying foster placement. The minor child must be placed with the employee through the Tennessee Department of Children's Services. Respite care and adoption placements do not qualify as foster placements und… - State employee leave capped but more flexible: mixed, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, this paid leave for eligible Tennessee state employees is capped at six workweeks per 12-month period. The cap applies even when employees have multiple qualifying events. Under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, employees can take separate blocks, shorter work sch… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Rebecca K. Alexander (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rush Bricken (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michele Carringer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Crawford (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeremy Faison (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Gillespie (Republican), House - Cosponsor: T.J. Hardaway (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Torrey C. Harris (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Esther Helton-Haynes (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Renea Jones (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jerome Moon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Powers - Cosponsor: Michele Reneau (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tim Rudd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Iris Rudder (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Todd Warner (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dave Wright (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/9/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/23/2026 | pass | 78 | 13 | | | 2026-02-23 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY LEATHERWOOD PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/23/2026 | pass | 66 | 24 | | | 2026-02-23 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY SLATER PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/23/2026 | pass | 91 | 1 | | | 2026-02-23 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 1 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2026-03-30: Effective date(s) 01/01/2027 - 2026-03-30: Pub. Ch. 621 - 2026-03-26: Signed by Governor. - 2026-03-17: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-03-17: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-03-09: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0552) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-02-23: Passed H., as am., Ayes 78, Nays 13, PNV 2 (House) - 2026-02-23: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0576) (House) - 2026-02-23: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-23: Am. tabled. (Amendment 3 - HA0578) (House) - 2026-02-23: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0577) (House) - 2026-02-19: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-19: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/23/2026 (House) - 2026-02-18: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/19/2026 (House) - 2026-02-18: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-02-11: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/18/2026 (House) - 2026-02-11: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-02-04: Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/11/2026 (House) - 2026-01-13: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-02-11: Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-10: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2025-02-06: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-04: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0577 (Substitute), 2026-02-23: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0577.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0621.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0957.pdf) - HA0576: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0576.pdf) - HA0578: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0578.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0957.pdf) - SA0552: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0552.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed) - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) ## Sources - [HA0577 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0577.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0621.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0957.pdf) - [HA0576 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0576.pdf) - [HA0578 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0578.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0957.pdf) - [SA0552 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0552.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026) - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [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) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0957-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).