# Tennessee SB 0938: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8, relative to leave for state employees.

Tennessee SB 0938, 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) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-03-30 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 621); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0938
- 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: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2026-03-30, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 621
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: State Employees
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (8 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: Raumesh Akbari (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Heidi Campbell (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ferrell Haile (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Charlane Oliver (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jessie Seal (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Page Walley (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-03-30: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 621
- 2026-03-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Companion House Bill substituted (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/3/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/3/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Sponsor(s) Added. (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)
- 2025-02-05: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- 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)
- HA0577: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0577.pdf)
- HA0578: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0578.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0938.pdf)
- SA0552: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0552.pdf)

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## Sources
- [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)
- [HA0577 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0577.pdf)
- [HA0578 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0578.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0938.pdf)
- [SA0552 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0552.pdf)

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- [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026)
- [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)
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