---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Employees - As enacted, makes various changes to present law pertaining to leave for state employees. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27 and Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8."
description: "Public Employees - As enacted, makes various changes to present law pertaining to leave for state employees. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27 and Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 276"
citation: "Tennessee SB 276 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Employees"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2024-02-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd7bb60d-1453-4014-9c48-f95748838d7b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0276&GA=113"
source_hash: "85056f1cd47bc5a964d6a25f72b91b512a8860a4429533a489cd872f64b9e3da"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 276 (113) — Public Employees - As enacted, makes various changes to present law pertaining to leave for state employees. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27 and Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0151** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0151.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0289** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0289.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0211** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0211.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0237** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0237.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0276.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/21/2023 Passed (2) — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/14/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/23/2023 Passed (1) — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur 4/10/2023 Passed — **26–5** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Amend# 2 by Lamar 3/23/2023 Passed — **20–9** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/3/2023 Passed — **75–19** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-19** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-21** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-21** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-28** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-07** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-14** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-03-21** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2023
- **2023-03-21** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-23** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-23** Amendment tabled (Amendment 2 - SA0237) `amendment-deferral`
- **2023-03-23** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0211)
- **2023-03-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-03** Passed H., as am., Ayes 75, Nays 19, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-03** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0151) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-03** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0289) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-03** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-06** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/10/2023
- **2023-04-10** Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 5 (Amendment 2 - HA0289) `passage`
- **2023-04-11** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 216
- **2024-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd7bb60d-1453-4014-9c48-f95748838d7b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).