# Tennessee SB 1873: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Section 41-24-113 and Section 70-1-309, relative to state employees.

Tennessee SB 1873, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Section 41-24-113 and Section 70-1-309, relative to state employees., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-21 (Re-ref. Calendar and Rules Committee); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1873
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Section 41-24-113 and Section 70-1-309, relative to state employees.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-04-21, Re-ref. Calendar and Rules Committee
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: State Employees
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (82 yes, 47 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: Stevens

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | fail | 42 | 40 |   |
| 2026-04-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/16/2026 | pass | 23 | 4 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 10 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-04-21: Re-ref. Calendar and Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-04-21: Failed to pass H., Ayes 42, Nays 40, PNV 4 (House)
- 2026-04-21: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0899) (House)
- 2026-04-21: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0786) (House)
- 2026-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-04-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 23, Nays 4 (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0864) (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0989) (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 1 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/7/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1873.pdf)
- HA0786: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0786.pdf)
- HA0899: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0899.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1873.pdf)
- SA0864: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0864.pdf)
- SA0989: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0989.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 1900: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to first responders. (signed)
- SB 1915: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. (signed)
- SB 1766: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to infrastructure development distric… (signed)
- SB 1771: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. (signed)
- SB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, relative to motor vehicle financial responsibility. (signed)
- SB 1668: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to penalties for violations of ordinances. (signed)

## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1873.pdf)
- [HA0786 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0786.pdf)
- [HA0899 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0899.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1873.pdf)
- [SA0864 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0864.pdf)
- [SA0989 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0989.pdf)

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- [SB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1667-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1873-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).