HB 1853 Tennessee House · 112th Regular Session (2021-2022)

Employees, Employers - As enacted, lowers the threshold for private employers having to verify work authorization status of new hires through E-Verify from those with 50 or more employees to those with 35 or more employees; requires the office of employment verification assistance to offer, at no charge, E-Verify sign ups and work authorization status checks for employers with less than 35 employees; protects employers acting upon false results generated by E-Verify; prohibits certain wrongful or retaliatory discharge or discrimination actions; prohibits certain rehires. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 12; Title 39; Title 50 and Title 67.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Jan 19, 2022 Signed May 9, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 28, 2022 · House Feb 28, 2022

How they voted

254
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 31
Mar 28, 2022
D Democratic6
4 Nay 2
66% Nay
R Republican25
25 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
47
Key actions
19
Committee
14
Amendments
1
May 9, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 19, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 80, Nays 6 PNV 3 HB1853
lower
Mar 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0675)
lower
Mar 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 4
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/15/2022
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/8/2022
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reset on Final calendar of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0526)
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 79, Nays 11, PNV 1
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/24/2022
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/1/2022
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/22/2022
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 2/16/2022
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Committee
P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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