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SB1062 • 2026

Employees, Employers

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8 and Title 50, relative to employers.

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Sponsor
Reeves, Hale
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how the removal of old dates will affect private employers or if there are any new requirements or penalties introduced by this bill.

Updating Employer Requirements

This bill removes outdated language about when private employers needed to follow certain laws to get economic development incentives.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes old dates from Tennessee's employment law that no longer apply.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Private employers in Tennessee who might have been affected by the old employment law requirements.

Terms To Know

Tennessee Lawful Employment Act
A state law that sets rules for private employers to follow when hiring employees.
economic development incentives
Benefits or rewards given by the government to encourage businesses to grow and create jobs in a certain area.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify new dates for compliance with employment laws.
  • It is unclear how many private employers are still affected by the old language being removed.
  • This bill only updates existing law and does not add any new requirements or penalties.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  2. 2025-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  3. 2025-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  4. 2025-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  5. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  6. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  7. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  8. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  9. 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 1042
By Eldridge

SENATE BILL 1062
By Reeves

SB1062
002174
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 8 and Title 50, relative to employers.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 50-1-707, is amended by deleting
"On or after January 1, 2012, in addition" and substituting "In addition".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.