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Tennessee Senate · Mar 11, 2025

SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/11/2025 Passed (2)

Result: pass

SB 314: Public Employees - As enacted, authorizes an eligible education employee to qualify for paid leave during the legal process for adopting a newly placed minor child, specifically during that period of time beginning with the filing of a petition for adoption when a minor child is initially placed within the residence of a prospective adoptive parent pursuant to a court-ordered parental power of attorney or guardianship or custodial order until the issuance of a final order of adoption by the court. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50; Title 36 and Title 37, Chapter 1.

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.

Totals

YeaNay
Democratic20
Republican60
Total80

Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.

All voters

LegislatorPosition
Richard Briggs(Republican)Yea
Todd Gardenhire(Republican)Yea
Tom Hatcher(Republican)Yea
Ed Jackson(Republican)Yea
Sara Kyle(Democratic)Yea
Kerry Roberts(Republican)Yea
Page Walley(Republican)Yea
Jeff Yarbro(Democratic)Yea