Employees, Employers - As enacted, requires certain employers with a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy to grant exemptions based on medical reason or religious reason; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 14.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 19, 2022
Signed Mar 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2022 · House Feb 24, 2022
How they voted
25–5
Passed
Total votes 30
Feb 24, 2022
D
Democratic5
100% Nay
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
13
Committee
12
Amendments
1
Mar 11, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0484)
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 5
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0498)
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 64, Nays 18, PNV 0
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/17/2022
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass, ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/15/2022
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/15/2022
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 2/9/2022
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/1/2022
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee -- Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Jan 19, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jason Zachary
RRepublican
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