Employees, Employers - As enacted, allows for eligible employees to be absent four 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.

Pub. Ch. 779

Effective date(s) 04/23/2026

Signed by Governor.

Transmitted to Governor for action.

Signed by H. Speaker

Signed by Senate Speaker

Subst. for comp. HB.

Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0607)

Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0608)

Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 5

Enrolled and ready for signatures

Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0655)

Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0241)

Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

Sponsor(s) Added.

Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026

Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026

Sponsor(s) Added.

Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

Failed in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/25/2025

Sponsor(s) Added.

Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/25/2025

Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

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

Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

Filed for introduction