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SB1006 • 2026

State Employees

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-30-318, relative to public employment.

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Sponsor
Walley, Moody
Last action
2025-03-18
Official status
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on what happens if an employee misses the new deadline, nor does it clarify how many state employees are affected by this change.

Changing Time Limit for Appeals in Tennessee

This bill changes the time limit from 14 calendar days to 10 business days for filing appeals regarding job issues for employees in the preferred service system.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the time limit from 14 calendar days to 10 business days for filing appeals regarding adverse employment actions for employees in the preferred service system.

Who It Names or Affects

  • State employees in the preferred service system of Tennessee.

Terms To Know

preferred service system
A group of state workers who are protected from being fired without a good reason.
adverse employment action
Something negative that happens at work, like getting demoted or losing your job.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what will happen if an employee misses the new deadline.
  • It is unclear how many state employees are affected by this change.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

  2. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government

  3. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  4. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 3/19/2025

  5. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  6. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

  7. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  8. 2025-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

  9. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  10. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  11. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  12. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  13. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1067
By Moody

SENATE BILL 1006
By Walley

SB1006
003230
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-
30-318, relative to public employment.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-30-318(d), is amended by deleting
the language "fourteen (14) calendar days" and substituting "ten (10) business days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.