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type: "Bill"
title: "State Employees - As enacted, permits the state, through the attorney general, to seek an injunction against a person who commits harassment against a state employee. - Amends TCA Title 50."
description: "State Employees - As enacted, permits the state, through the attorney general, to seek an injunction against a person who commits harassment against a state employee. - Amends TCA Title 50."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 1707"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1707 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Employees"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Todd"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 39
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-01-16"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c61a02c0-bbf8-4c6b-a17c-7b681bc20fef"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1707&GA=111"
source_hash: "13679e11917a29bfd4fc9f53654d430e0fcb9e8c328add48f8943c64bdf4645c"
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 HB 1707 (111) — State Employees - As enacted, permits the state, through the attorney general, to seek an injunction against a person who commits harassment against a state employee. - Amends TCA Title 50.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB1707.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 6/1/2020 5/29/2020 (3) — **00** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/25/2020 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 5/27/2020 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/1/2020 Passed (1) — **930** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/1/2020 Passed (2) — **930** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE & EMPLOYEES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Committee 2/26/2020 (5) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/5/2020 Passed (1) — **310** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bell — primary (person)
- Todd — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-01-16** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-23** Assigned to s/c Public Service & Employees Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-23** P2C, ref. to State Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2020-02-12** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/18/2020
- **2020-02-18** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/25/2020
- **2020-02-19** Placed on s/c cal Public Service & Employees Subcommittee for 2/26/2020
- **2020-02-20** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/25/2020
- **2020-02-25** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-02-26** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/3/2020
- **2020-02-26** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-03** Meeting Canceled. Reset on State Committee cal. for 3/10/20
- **2020-03-03** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/5/2020
- **2020-03-04** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-03-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-03-10** Action def. in State Committee to 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-05-20** Placed on cal. State Committee for 5/27/2020
- **2020-05-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-05-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/29/2020
- **2020-05-29** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 6/1/2020
- **2020-06-01** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-06-01** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2020-06-01** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-06-01** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-06-02** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-06-03** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-03** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-04** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-06-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 694
- **2020-06-30** Pub. Ch. 694
- **2020-06-30** Effective date(s) 06/11/2020
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c61a02c0-bbf8-4c6b-a17c-7b681bc20fef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).