HB 1239 Tennessee House · 111th Regular Session (2019-2020)

Employees, Employers - As introduced, prohibits governmental entities from contracting with a person who does not provide evidence of work authorization status for each individual to whom public money will be received under a public contract; requires private employers with at least six employees and governmental entities to verify the work authorization status of employees hired on or after January 1, 2020. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12 and Title 50.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2019 Last action Apr 16, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 8, 2019

How they voted

5126
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 83
Apr 8, 2019
D Democratic21
3 Yea 18 Nay
85% Nay
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican61
47 Yea 8 Nay 6
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
13
Committee
14
Amendments
1
Apr 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 2020
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/16/2019
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 4/16/2019
upper
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0144)
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 57, Nays 28, PNV 7
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/9/2019
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2019
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Consumer and Human Resources Committee for 3/25/2019
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Employee Affairs Subcommittee for 3/19/2019
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Employee Affairs Subcommittee to 3/19/2019
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Employee Affairs Subcommittee for 3/12/2019
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Employee Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors