Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits a local government from adopting or enforcing any ordinance, regulation, resolution, policy, or any other legal requirement that regulates or imposes a requirement upon an employer pertaining to employee scheduling, except when necessary to avoid creating a public or private nuisance. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
House Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
Apr 2017
Introduced Jan 31, 2017
Signed Apr 7, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2017 · House Mar 27, 2017
How they voted
27–3
Passed
Total votes 30
Mar 20, 2017
D
Democratic5
60% Nay
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
19
Committee
18
Amendments
1
Apr 7, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 27, 2017
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0100)
upper
Mar 27, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 67, Nays 24, PNV 1
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/23/2017
lower
Mar 20, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0018)
upper
Mar 20, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 3
upper
Mar 16, 2017
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 3/23/2017
lower
Mar 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2017
lower
Mar 8, 2017
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Consumer and Human Resources Committee for 3/15/2017
lower
Mar 7, 2017
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 1, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee for 3/8/2017
lower
Mar 1, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/7/2017
upper
Feb 28, 2017
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/7/2017
upper
Feb 27, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/28/2017
upper
Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee
lower
Feb 14, 2017
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/14/2017
upper
Feb 7, 2017
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 2/14/2017
upper
Feb 2, 2017
Committee
P2C, ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee
lower
Feb 2, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Feb 1, 2017
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 1, 2017
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 1, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/7/2017
upper
Jan 31, 2017
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Jan 31, 2017
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Susan Lynn
RRepublican
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