HB1398

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50, relative to bereavement leave.

Failed·2/11/26
Draft Text

Tennessee HB1398 grants state employees three days of paid leave for the death of close relatives and three months for the death of children or.

Tennessee HB1398 amends the state's bereavement leave policy, providing state employees with three days of paid leave for the death of a spouse, parents, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, stepparents, foster parents, or parents-in-law. Additionally, it offers three months of paid leave for the death of a child or stepchild. This act is set to take effect on July 1, 2025.

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Roll Call Votes

HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Failed in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

1 Yea

D

5 Nay

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Calendar

Mar 19, 2025

10:30 AM

House Public Service Subcommittee Hearing

History

Feb 11

House

Failed in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

Feb 4

House

Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 2/11/2026

Feb 4

House

Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/11/2026