# Tennessee SB 0322: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-50-813, relative to state employees.

Tennessee SB 0322, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-50-813, relative to state employees., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-15 (Effective date(s) 01/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0322-2025-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0322
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-50-813, relative to state employees.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-27
- Last action: 2025-05-15, Effective date(s) 01/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: Salaries and Benefits
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (139 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Paid family leave for Tennessee state employees: benefit, high. Beginning January 1, 2026, eligible Tennessee state employees get up to six workweeks of paid family leave per 12-month period. Employees must have worked full-time for a covered state entity for at least 12 consecutive months. Only specified state entities are covered, with exclusions for some att…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Raumesh Akbari (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Heidi Campbell (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ed Jackson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sara Kyle (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: London Lamar (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Charlane Oliver (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Reeves
- Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Yarbro (Democrat), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025 | pass | 89 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/16/2025 | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (35)

- 2025-05-15: Effective date(s) 01/01/2026
- 2025-05-15: Pub. Ch. 423
- 2025-05-09: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 1, PNV 0 (House)
- 2025-04-22: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0515) (House)
- 2025-04-22: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0394) (House)
- 2025-04-22: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2025-04-16: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0198) (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0417) (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Senate Reset on calendar for 4/16/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Senate Reset on calendar for 4/15/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Senate Reset on calendar for 4/14/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/1/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 9 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/18/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0423.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0322.pdf)
- HA0394: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0394.pdf)
- HA0515: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0515.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0322.pdf)
- SA0198: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0198.pdf)
- SA0417: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0417.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed)
- SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed)
- HB 2670: 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… (signed)
- HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (signed)
- HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 1987; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter… (signed)
- HB 2631: 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,… (failed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0423.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0322.pdf)
- [HA0394 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0394.pdf)
- [HA0515 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0515.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0322.pdf)
- [SA0198 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0198.pdf)
- [SA0417 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0417.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026)
- [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026)
- [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026)
- [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026)
- [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026)
- [HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2631-2025-2026)
- [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-SB0322-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).