# Tennessee SB 1083: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 49, relative to hiring practices of governmental entities.

Tennessee SB 1083, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 49, relative to hiring practices of governmental entities., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-05-27 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 494) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1083
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 49, relative to hiring practices of governmental entities.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-05-27, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 494
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 12
- Subjects: Local Government, General
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (7 yes, 2 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: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rusty Crowe (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Todd Gardenhire (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joey Hensley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ed Jackson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Powers
- Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stevens
- Cosponsor: Brent Taylor (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bo Watson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ken Yager (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-05-27: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 494
- 2025-04-23: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Companion House Bill substituted (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Senate Reset on calendar for 4/22/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Senate Reset on calendar for 4/21/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/17/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Senate Reset on calendar for 4/17/2025 (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 4/16/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/2/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: 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/pc0494.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0622.pdf)
- HA0345: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0345.pdf)
- HA0412: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0412.pdf)
- HA0470: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0470.pdf)
- HA0471: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0471.pdf)
- HA0472: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0472.pdf)
- HA0484: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0484.pdf)
- HA0488: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0488.pdf)
- HA0489: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0489.pdf)
- HA0490: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0490.pdf)
- HA0493: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0493.pdf)
- HA0494: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0494.pdf)
- HA0495: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0495.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1083.pdf)
- SA0335: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0335.pdf)
- SA0407: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0407.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0494.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0622.pdf)
- [HA0345 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0345.pdf)
- [HA0412 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0412.pdf)
- [HA0470 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0470.pdf)
- [HA0471 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0471.pdf)
- [HA0472 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0472.pdf)
- [HA0484 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0484.pdf)
- [HA0488 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0488.pdf)
- [HA0489 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0489.pdf)
- [HA0490 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0490.pdf)
- [HA0493 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0493.pdf)
- [HA0494 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0494.pdf)
- [HA0495 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0495.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1083.pdf)
- [SA0335 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0335.pdf)
- [SA0407 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0407.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 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 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1083-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).