---
type: "Bill"
title: "Salaries and Benefits - As enacted, grants eligible employees leave of up to six workweeks because the employee is caring for a family member with a serious health condition. - Amends TCA Section 8-50-813."
description: "Salaries and Benefits - As enacted, grants eligible employees leave of up to six workweeks because the employee is caring for a family member with a serious health condition. - Amends TCA Section 8-50-813."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 322"
citation: "Tennessee SB 322 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Salaries and Benefits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 35
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-27"
last_action: "2025-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b505ccf7-0fc8-47d9-b3a9-cd8961c00614"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0322&ga=114"
source_hash: "293ae92f1a9e98c5e90e9c83cf0d7e338cc01e740cc851415a7b37328ac888c5"
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 322 (114) — Salaries and Benefits - As enacted, grants eligible employees leave of up to six workweeks because the employee is caring for a family member with a serious health condition. - Amends TCA Section 8-50-813.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0394** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0394.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0515** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0515.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0198** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0198.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0417** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0417.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0322.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/1/2025 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025 Passed — **89–1** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/16/2025 Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/18/2025 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-27** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-11** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/18/2025
- **2025-03-18** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 9 PNV 0
- **2025-03-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-25** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
- **2025-04-01** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-04-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025
- **2025-04-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-07** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/14/2025
- **2025-04-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
- **2025-04-14** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025
- **2025-04-14** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/15/2025
- **2025-04-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-15** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025
- **2025-04-15** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/16/2025
- **2025-04-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-04-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-16** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-16** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0198)
- **2025-04-16** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0417)
- **2025-04-21** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-22** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0515) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0394) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-22** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-25** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-29** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-01** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-15** Effective date(s) 01/01/2026
- **2025-05-15** Pub. Ch. 423

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b505ccf7-0fc8-47d9-b3a9-cd8961c00614`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).