Files
2026-07-06 17:28:36 -04:00

7.2 KiB
Raw Permalink Blame History

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags
type title description jurisdiction legislature session identifier citation classification subjects status primary_sponsors version_count action_count vote_count first_action last_action source source_identifier source_url source_hash vintage source_snapshot retrieved_at confidence tags
Bill Employees, Employers - As enacted, prohibits a local governmental entity or the executive head of a local government from, by executive order, ordinance, or resolution, creating categories or classes of nonessential businesses, trades, professions, or industries for the purpose of suspending lawful commerce, encumbering trade, or denying citizens the right to work if such activities are otherwise lawful in this state unless an explicit order of the local fire marshal or a court of competent jurisdiction declares that the business operating poses a clear and present danger to the citizenry of this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 50, Chapter 1, Part 2; Title 58 and Title 68. Employees, Employers - As enacted, prohibits a local governmental entity or the executive head of a local government from, by executive order, ordinance, or resolution, creating categories or classes of nonessential businesses, trades, professions, or industries for the purpose of suspending lawful commerce, encumbering trade, or denying citizens the right to work if such activities are otherwise lawful in this state unless an explicit order of the local fire marshal or a court of competent jurisdiction declares that the business operating poses a clear and present danger to the citizenry of this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 50, Chapter 1, Part 2; Title 58 and Title 68. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 112 HB 37 Tennessee HB 37 (112)
bill
Employees
Employers
enacted
Bailey
Ogles
3 44 6 2020-12-11 2021-05-18 openstates ocd-bill/9f6ff15a-27a0-408a-9033-7b996408929a http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0037&GA=112 cd75213ded3ebcfeed55965c6d7e0461312bb1ebf63d5cef335344e4121b2392 2026-07-01 https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump 2026-07-06 reported
legislation
bill
us-tn

Tennessee HB 37 (112) — Employees, Employers - As enacted, prohibits a local governmental entity or the executive head of a local government from, by executive order, ordinance, or resolution, creating categories or classes of nonessential businesses, trades, professions, or industries for the purpose of suspending lawful commerce, encumbering trade, or denying citizens the right to work if such activities are otherwise lawful in this state unless an explicit order of the local fire marshal or a court of competent jurisdiction declares that the business operating poses a clear and present danger to the citizenry of this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 50, Chapter 1, Part 2; Title 58 and Title 68.

Version chain

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

  1. Amendment HA0170 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Amendment SA0153 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/30/2021 (3) — 00 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/12/2021 Passed (1) — 273 (pass) · upper
  • SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 2 3/30/2021 Passed (2) — 70 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2021 Passed (1) — 7219 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/5/2021 4/1/2021 (2) — 00 (fail) · lower
  • HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/17/2021 (4) — 00 (fail) · lower

Sponsors

  • Bailey — primary (person)
  • Ogles — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2020-12-11 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
  • 2021-01-12 Intro., P1C. introduction
  • 2021-01-13 Ref. to State Government Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-01-13 P2C held on desk.
  • 2021-01-27 Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2021-02-11 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2021-02-11 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
  • 2021-02-22 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
  • 2021-03-03 Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/10/2021
  • 2021-03-10 Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/17/2021
  • 2021-03-10 Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 3/17/2021
  • 2021-03-17 Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/23/2021
  • 2021-03-17 Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-03-23 Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/30/2021
  • 2021-03-23 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-03-24 Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/30/2021
  • 2021-03-24 Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
  • 2021-03-29 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-03-30 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-03-30 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 2
  • 2021-03-31 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/1/2021
  • 2021-04-01 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/5/2021
  • 2021-04-05 Held on desk.
  • 2021-04-08 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/12/2021
  • 2021-04-12 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
  • 2021-04-12 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-04-12 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 3, PNV 1 passage
  • 2021-04-12 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0153)
  • 2021-04-14 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  • 2021-04-26 Reset on next avail. cal.
  • 2021-04-26 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/21
  • 2021-04-27 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-04-27 Comp. SB subst.
  • 2021-04-27 Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 19, PNV 0 passage
  • 2021-04-27 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0170) amendment-withdrawal
  • 2021-04-27 Subst. for comp. HB.
  • 2021-04-28 Signed by Senate Speaker
  • 2021-04-28 Enrolled and ready for signatures
  • 2021-04-30 Signed by H. Speaker
  • 2021-05-03 Transmitted to Governor for action.
  • 2021-05-11 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2021-05-18 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 384
  • 2021-05-18 Effective date(s) 05/11/2021
  • 2021-05-18 Pub. Ch. 384

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9f6ff15a-27a0-408a-9033-7b996408929a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).