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HB1398Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50, relative to bereavement leave.

Failed

Introduced by Justin Pearson, District 86

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As introduced, increases, from three days to three months, the amount of paid leave provided to the officers and employees of the various agencies, boards, and departments of state government in the event of the death of such officers' or employees' children or stepchildren. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50.

Where it stands

Failed in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

February 11, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Failed in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee · February 11, 2026

1

Yes

5

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

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

What do people think?

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See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Rick Eldridge10No
Iris Rudder39No
Jake McCalmon63No
Michael Lankford75No
Todd Warner92No
Gabby Salinas96Yes

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 3/19/2025

  6. Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2026

  7. Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 1/28/2026

  8. Meeting Canceled

  9. Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/4/2026

  10. Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 2/11/2026

  11. Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/11/2026

  12. Failed in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

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