Tennessee · 114
SB 579
Employees, Employers - As enacted, allows for eligible employees to be absent 4 weeks from work following a living organ donation surgery; requires the department of health to create living organ donor informational material and make such material available on the department's website. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 50; Title 56 and Title 68.
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Tennessee SB 579 allows eligible employees to take up to four weeks of absence from work following living organ donation surgery. The bill also requires the Department of Health to create and publish informational materials about living organ donors on its website. Additionally, the legislation amends Titles 4, 8, 50, 56, and 68 of the Tennessee Code Annotated.
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Sponsors
- Raumesh Akbari lead
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2026 Passed | lower | — | 71befc45-75ee-47f0-b8f8-e62690b23046 | pass | 0 | 0 | 5 | Apr 8, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/71befc45-75ee-47f0-b8f8-e62690b23046 CC0-1.0 |
| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/19/2026 Passed (1) | upper | — | 80205037-51fe-47b8-80aa-9f4fc3ef697b | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 19, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/80205037-51fe-47b8-80aa-9f4fc3ef697b CC0-1.0 |
| SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s… | upper | — | e09a4ad4-5db0-43f5-b0f4-20f932e44816 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e09a4ad4-5db0-43f5-b0f4-20f932e44816 CC0-1.0 |
| SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate Commerce and Labor… | upper | — | db0e37d3-afa0-4bb0-b96b-ecac807e02f0 | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 25, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/db0e37d3-afa0-4bb0-b96b-ecac807e02f0 CC0-1.0 |