2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0919: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, to revise appointing authority for statutorily created entities.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, modifies the appointing authority of the governor, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives to the advisory council on workers' compensation by requiring the governor's employee appointment to be from organized labor instead of at least one of the three employee appointments of the governor, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives to be from organized labor.

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Bill History

2/4/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Ref. to Education Committee - Government Operations for Review
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Action def. in Education Committee to 3/25/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
5/15/2025
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 452

Amendments

HA0237

Amendment 1-0 to HB0919

4/1/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/17/2025
27
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/17/2025
12
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/16/2025
11
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
4/1/2025
15
Yea
1
Nay
3
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
3/12/2025
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/15/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text5/14/2025290.9 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/5/20257.9 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/4/20257.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis4/2/2025172.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/8/2025116.7 KB