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HB0427Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 50; Title 56 and Title 68, relative to living organ donation.

Passed

Introduced by Harold Love, District 58

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

As enacted, allows for eligible employees to be absent 4 weeks from work following a living organ donation surgery; requires the department of health to create living organ donor informational material and make such material available on the department's website. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 50; Title 56 and Title 68.

Where it stands

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 779

April 28, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · March 4, 2026

19

Yes

1

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

20 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
John Crawford1Yes
Jerome Moon8Yes
Rick Eldridge10Yes
Dave Wright19Yes
Dan Howell22Yes
Greg Martin26Yes
Tim Rudd34No
Dennis Powers36Yes
Iris Rudder39Yes
Ed Butler41Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

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

  6. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  7. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025

  8. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/26/2025

  9. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025

  10. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025

  11. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025

  12. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025

  13. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025

  14. Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee

  15. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/4/2026

  16. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  17. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2026

  18. Re-ref. State & Local Government Committee

  19. Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

  21. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  22. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026

  23. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  24. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026

  25. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  26. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026

  27. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2026

  28. Comp. SB subst.

  29. Sponsor(s) Added.

  30. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 779

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