Bill Commons

TN SB 579

enacted

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.

Tennessee · 114S1 · upper

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Quick answers

Did TN SB 579 pass?

Yes. TN SB 579 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-28): Pub. Ch. 779

What is TN SB 579 about?

TN SB 579 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “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.”.

Who sponsors TN SB 579?

Akbari is the primary sponsor of TN SB 579.

Introduced
2025-02-10
Latest action
2026-04-28 — Pub. Ch. 779
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Akbariprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-28

    Pub. Ch. 779

  2. 2026-04-28

    Effective date(s) 04/23/2026

  3. 2026-04-23

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-04-15

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-04-14

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  6. 2026-04-09

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  7. 2026-04-08

    Subst. for comp. HB.

    substitution

  8. 2026-04-08

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0607)

    amendment-withdrawal

  9. 2026-04-08

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0608)

    amendment-withdrawal

  10. 2026-04-08

    Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 5

    passage

  11. 2026-04-08

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

    enrolled

  12. 2026-03-23

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  13. 2026-03-19

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0655)

  14. 2026-03-19

    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0241)

  15. 2026-03-19

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

    passage

  16. 2026-03-19

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  17. 2026-03-19

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    receipt

  18. 2026-03-17

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026

  19. 2026-03-10

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  20. 2026-03-04

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  21. 2026-03-03

    Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026

  22. 2026-03-02

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  23. 2026-02-24

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  24. 2025-03-25

    Failed in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  25. 2025-03-19

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/25/2025

  26. 2025-03-18

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  27. 2025-03-18

    Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/25/2025

  28. 2025-03-13

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  29. 2025-03-11

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  30. 2025-02-12

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

    referral-committee

  31. 2025-02-10

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  32. 2025-01-30

    Filed for introduction

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee 3/25/2025 Failed

    2025-03-25 · fail · 1-8

  • 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

    2026-03-10 · pass · 9-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/19/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-03-19 · pass · 32-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2026 Passed

    2026-04-08 · pass · 90-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Leatherwood: not voting
    • Martin G: not voting
    • Moody: not voting
    • Rudd: not voting
    • Todd: not voting

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0579&ga=114

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