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TN HB 1034

enacted

Contracts - As enacted, requires a court to apply rebuttable presumptions when determining the reasonableness in time of a restrictive covenant sought to be enforced after the termination of an employment or business relationship; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

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Quick answers

Did TN HB 1034 pass?

Yes. TN HB 1034 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-15): Pub. Ch. 934

What is TN HB 1034 about?

TN HB 1034 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Contracts - As enacted, requires a court to apply rebuttable presumptions when determining the reasonableness in time of a restrictive covenant sought to be enforced after the termination of an employment or business relationship; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 1034?

Alexander is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1034.

Introduced
2025-02-06
Latest action
2026-05-15 — Pub. Ch. 934
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Alexanderprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-15

    Pub. Ch. 934

  2. 2026-05-15

    Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  3. 2026-05-07

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-05-06

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-05-05

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  6. 2026-04-30

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  7. 2026-04-23

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

    enrolled

  8. 2026-04-20

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

    substitution

  9. 2026-04-20

    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1007)

  10. 2026-04-20

    Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 4

    passage

  11. 2026-04-16

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0616)

    amendment-withdrawal

  12. 2026-04-16

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0617)

    amendment-passage

  13. 2026-04-16

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 74, Nays 8, PNV 9

    passage

  14. 2026-04-16

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

    receipt

  15. 2026-04-16

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  16. 2026-04-09

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  17. 2026-04-09

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  18. 2026-03-26

    Reset on Final cal. 2 of Calendar & Rules Committee

  19. 2026-03-25

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  20. 2026-03-24

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2026-03-18

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/24/2026

  22. 2026-03-17

    Action def. in Health Committee to 3/24/2026

  23. 2026-03-11

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2026

  24. 2026-03-10

    No Action Taken

  25. 2026-03-04

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Health Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2026-03-04

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/10/2026

  27. 2026-02-25

    Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/4/2026

  28. 2026-02-11

    Action def. in Commerce Committee to 2/25/2026

  29. 2026-02-04

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  30. 2026-02-04

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee

    referral-committee

  31. 2026-02-04

    Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/11/2026

  32. 2026-01-28

    Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 2/4/2026

  33. 2026-01-26

    Meeting Canceled

  34. 2026-01-21

    Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 1/28/2026

  35. 2025-03-19

    Action Def. in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee to Second Calendar of 2026

  36. 2025-03-17

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  37. 2025-03-12

    Action Def. in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee to 3/19/2025

  38. 2025-03-12

    Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  39. 2025-03-05

    Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

  40. 2025-02-11

    Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  41. 2025-02-10

    P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee - Health Committee

    referral-committee

  42. 2025-02-06

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  43. 2025-02-05

    Filed for introduction

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE BANKING AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/4/2026 Passed

    2026-02-04 · pass · 6-0

  • HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Health Committee 3/4/2026 Passed

    2026-03-04 · pass · 21-1

  • HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/24/2026 Passed (3)

    2026-03-24 · pass · 18-2

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: Reset on Final cal. of Calendar & Rules Committee 3/26/2026

    2026-03-26 · fail · 0-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 4/9/2026 (2)

    2026-04-13 · fail · 0-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-16 · pass · 74-8

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Hale: not voting
    • Hurt: not voting
    • Jones J: not voting
    • Lafferty: not voting
    • Reneau: not voting
    • Sherrell: not voting
    • Sparks: not voting
    • Terry: not voting
    • Todd: not voting
  • FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/20/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-20 · pass · 28-4

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