Employees, Employers - As introduced, requires an employer with a policy requiring employees to receive a medical procedure to provide an exemption and reasonable accommodations to each employee who refuses to receive the medical procedure based on the employee's religious beliefs; defines "medical procedure" as any drug, device, or product for which use is authorized by an emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and includes the COVID-19 vaccine. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 14 and Title 50.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 31, 2022
Last action Mar 1, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/1/2022
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee -- Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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