2023-2024 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB0774: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7 and Title 50, relative to employment.
Legislative Summary
As enacted, enacts the "Protecting Tennessee Businesses and Workers Act." - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 50.
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Bill History
1/30/2023
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/1/2023
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/2/2023
P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
2/7/2023
Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/8/2023
Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/14/2023
House of Representatives
3/14/2023
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
3/15/2023
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/21/2023
House of Representatives
3/21/2023
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/22/2023
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/23/2023
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/27/2023
House of Representatives
3/27/2023
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/27/2023
Reset on Regular Cal. for 3/30/23
House of Representatives
3/27/2023
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2023
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/30/2023
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0203)
House of Representatives
3/30/2023
Passed H., as am., Ayes 69, Nays 23, PNV 0
House of Representatives
3/30/2023
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
4/3/2023
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
4/6/2023
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
4/6/2023
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0337)
Senate
4/6/2023
Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 5
Senate
4/10/2023
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives
4/17/2023
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
4/17/2023
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
4/18/2023
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
House of Representatives
4/28/2023
Signed by Governor.
5/3/2023
Pub. Ch. 309
5/3/2023
Effective date(s) 04/28/2023
Amendments
HA0203
Amendment 1-0 to HB0774
3/21/2023Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
4/6/2023
26
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
3/30/2023
69
Yea
23
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
3/30/2023
68
Yea
24
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/3/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 25
Primary Sponsor

Jerome Moon
Republican
Co-Sponsors (24)
Jody Barrett
Republican
Tom Leatherwood
Republican
Dave Wright
Republican
Chris Todd
Republican
Pat Marsh
Republican
Jeff Burkhart
Republican
Curtis Johnson
Republican
Dennis Powers
Republican
David Hawk
Republican
Dale Carr
Republican
Kevin Raper
Republican
Johnny Garrett
Republican
Bryan Terry
Republican
Greg Vital
Republican
Justin Lafferty
Republican
Kip Capley
Republican
John Ragan
Republican
Michael Hale
Republican
William Slater
Republican
Rick Eldridge
Republican
Rusty Grills
Republican
Dan Howell
Republican
Mark White
Republican
Esther Helton-Haynes
Republican