Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 579
Employees, Employers - As enacted, allows for eligible employees to be absent four weeks from work following a living organ donation surgery; requires the department of health to create living organ donor informational material and make such material available on the department's website. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 50; Title 56 and Title 68.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Akbari (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 28, 2026): Pub. Ch. 779
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 19, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/19/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 10, 2026 Senate | SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/10/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 25, 2025 Senate | SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee 3/25/2025 Failed | fail | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- Apr 28, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 779 - Apr 28, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 04/23/2026 - Apr 23, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - Apr 15, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for action. - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Subst. for comp. HB. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0607) - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0608) - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 5 - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Enrolled and ready for signatures - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0655) - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0241) - Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - Mar 17, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026 - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026 - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026 - Mar 25, 2025 · House
Failed in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee - Mar 19, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/25/2025 - Mar 18, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 18, 2025 · House
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/25/2025 - Mar 13, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025 - Mar 11, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025 - Feb 12, 2025 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration - Jan 30, 2025 · House
Filed for introduction