SB 136 Tennessee Senate · 112th Regular Session (2021-2022)

Employees, Employers - As enacted, enacts the "CROWN Act: Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair," which prohibits an employer from adopting a policy that does not permit an employee to wear the employee's hair in braids, locs, twists, or another manner that is part of the cultural identification of the employee's ethnic group or that is a physical characteristic of the employee's ethnic group; creates certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21; Title 8; Title 49 and Title 50.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Jan 13, 2021 Signed May 27, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 27, 2022 · House Apr 11, 2022

How they voted

28–0
Passed
Total votes 28
Apr 27, 2022
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican22
22 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
69
Key actions
31
Committee
24
Amendments
3
May 27, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 27, 2022
Amended
Senate refused to concur in House amendment #1.
upper
Apr 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0903)
upper
Apr 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 28, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0494)
upper
Apr 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0903)
upper
Apr 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 50, Nays 29, PNV 14
lower
Apr 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0494)
lower
Apr 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0903)
lower
Apr 11, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (89-0-3)
house
Apr 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/7/2022
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Committee
ref to Calendar & Rules Committee with a Negative Recommendation
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/7/2022
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/8/2022
lower
May 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0
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Apr 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0409)
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Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/21/2021
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Commerce Committee to First Calendar of 2022
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/13/2021
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/7/2021
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Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reset on Final calendar of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
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Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Commerce Committee to 4/13/2021
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee to 4/7/2021
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/6/2021
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 4/6/2021
upper
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 4/6/2021
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Committee
Ref. to Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/23/2021
upper
Jan 15, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Jan 14, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 13, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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