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Bill Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits local governments dismissing, disciplining, fining, or penalizing a first responder employed by a local government, or denying employment to a person applying to be a first responder, based on where the first responder or applicant resides; exempts Hamilton County from prohibition. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8, Chapter 50; Title 8, Chapter 8; Title 38, Chapter 8; Title 68, Chapter 140 and Title 68, Chapter 102. Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits local governments dismissing, disciplining, fining, or penalizing a first responder employed by a local government, or denying employment to a person applying to be a first responder, based on where the first responder or applicant resides; exempts Hamilton County from prohibition. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8, Chapter 50; Title 8, Chapter 8; Title 38, Chapter 8; Title 68, Chapter 140 and Title 68, Chapter 102. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 112 SB 29 Tennessee SB 29 (112)
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Tennessee SB 29 (112) — Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits local governments dismissing, disciplining, fining, or penalizing a first responder employed by a local government, or denying employment to a person applying to be a first responder, based on where the first responder or applicant resides; exempts Hamilton County from prohibition. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8, Chapter 50; Title 8, Chapter 8; Title 38, Chapter 8; Title 68, Chapter 140 and Title 68, Chapter 102.

Version chain

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

  1. Amendment HA0510 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Amendment HA0537 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Amendment HA0538 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Amendment HA0539 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Amendment HA0549 (committee substitute) — source
  6. Amendment SA0015 (committee substitute) — source
  7. Amendment SA0022 (committee substitute) — source
  8. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 5 BY CHISM PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/24/2022 Failed — 2063 (fail) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2022 Passed — 7517 (pass) · lower
  • SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 2/23/2021 Passed — 72 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/24/2022 Passed — 5619 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Amend Amend# 2 by Gardenhire 3/4/2021 Passed — 302 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/4/2021 Passed — 266 (pass) · upper
  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/24/2022 2/17/2022 — 00 (fail) · lower
  • HOUSE CITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 2/8/2022 — 00 (fail) · lower
  • HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/15/2022 — 00 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Faison — primary (person)
  • Kelsey — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-01-06 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
  • 2021-01-07 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-01-07 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
  • 2021-01-12 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2021-01-12 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-01-12 Intro., P1C. introduction
  • 2021-01-13 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
  • 2021-01-13 Ref. to Local Government Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-01-13 P2C held on desk.
  • 2021-01-20 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-01-27 Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2021-02-03 Refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee
  • 2021-02-03 Recalled from Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
  • 2021-02-12 Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/16/2021
  • 2021-02-17 Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/23/2021
  • 2021-02-22 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-02-23 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/25/2021
  • 2021-02-23 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
  • 2021-02-24 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-02-25 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-02-25 Senate Reset on calendar for 3/4/2021
  • 2021-03-02 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/4/2021
  • 2021-03-04 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
  • 2021-03-04 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 6 passage
  • 2021-03-04 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0022)
  • 2021-03-04 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0015)
  • 2021-03-08 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  • 2021-03-10 Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/16/2021
  • 2021-03-16 Def. to Summer Study in Cities & Counties Subcommittee
  • 2022-01-12 Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
  • 2022-01-12 Sponsor change.
  • 2022-02-02 Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/8/2022
  • 2022-02-08 Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee referral-committee
  • 2022-02-09 Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 2/15/2022
  • 2022-02-15 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2022-02-16 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/17/2022
  • 2022-02-17 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/24/2022
  • 2022-02-24 Passed H., as am., Ayes 56, Nays 19, PNV 5 passage
  • 2022-02-24 H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0510) amendment-passage
  • 2022-02-24 Failed to adopt Am. (Amendment 5 - HA0549), Ayes 20, Nays 63, PNV 0
  • 2022-02-24 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - HA0539) amendment-withdrawal
  • 2022-02-24 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0538) amendment-withdrawal
  • 2022-02-24 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0537) amendment-withdrawal
  • 2022-02-24 Subst. for comp. HB.
  • 2022-02-24 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2022-02-24 Comp. SB subst.
  • 2022-03-03 Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/7/2022
  • 2022-03-07 Senate refused to concur in amendment amendment-failure
  • 2022-03-10 H. Placed on Message Calendar
  • 2022-03-14 Passed H., Ayes 75 Nays 17, PNV 0 passage
  • 2022-03-14 Am. reconsidered, withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0510)
  • 2022-03-14 Motion to reconsider adopted.
  • 2022-03-14 Motion to lift from table adopted.
  • 2022-03-15 Enrolled and ready for signatures
  • 2022-03-16 Transmitted to Governor for action.
  • 2022-03-16 Signed by H. Speaker
  • 2022-03-16 Signed by Senate Speaker
  • 2022-03-24 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2022-04-04 Effective date(s) 03/24/2022
  • 2022-04-04 Pub. Ch. 720
  • 2022-04-04 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 720

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d99f7ce0-be23-4668-8e92-a20456acbaf8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).