Public Employees - As enacted, specifies that an employee of a county or municipality is not entitled to back pay if the employee is arrested and placed on administrative leave and then voluntarily separates from employment, even if the charges are dropped or the employee is found not guilty, or is terminated for reasons other than the arrest; requires that the records of the administrative actions be preserved. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5, Part 2 and Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 17.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 9, 2021
Signed May 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2021 · House May 3, 2021
How they voted
32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
Apr 21, 2021
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
25
Committee
25
May 18, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
May 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 1
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/28/2021
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/27/2021
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/21/2021
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/21/2021
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/14/2021
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/14/2021
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/14/2021
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2021
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
upper
Apr 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/13/2021
upper
Apr 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/7/2021
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/6/2021
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/30/2021
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
lower
Feb 20, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 9, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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