Employees, Employers - As enacted, adds private employers to the types of employers subject to the requirements of the Healthy Workplace Act; clarifies that the Healthy Workplace Act does not create a cause of action against an employer who does not adopt the model policy created by TACIR or adopt a policy that conforms to the requirements set out in TACIR'S policy. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 1.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Feb 5, 2019
Signed Apr 23, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2019 · House Mar 25, 2019
How they voted
32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
Apr 8, 2019
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
13
Committee
12
Amendments
1
Apr 23, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 28, 2019
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/2/2019
upper
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0092)
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/21/2019
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Consumer and Human Resources Committee for 3/18/2019
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Employee Affairs Subcommittee for 3/12/2019
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Employee Affairs Subcommittee to 3/12/2019
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Employee Affairs Subcommittee for 3/5/2019
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Employee Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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