Tennessee House Bill 37 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 13-0)
Status: Passed on May 18 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-18 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 384
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

As enacted, prohibits a local governmental entity or the executive head of a local government from, by executive order, ordinance, or resolution, creating categories or classes of nonessential businesses, trades, professions, or industries for the purpose of suspending lawful commerce, encumbering trade, or denying citizens the right to work if such activities are otherwise lawful in this state unless an explicit order of the local fire marshal or a court of competent jurisdiction declares that the business operating poses a clear and present danger to the citizenry of this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 50, Chapter 1, Part 2; Title 58 and Title 68.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 50, Chapter 1, Part 2; Title 58 and Title 68, relative to the right to work.

Rep. Brandon Ogles [R]	Rep. Bruce Griffey [R]	Rep. Todd Warner [R]	Rep. Bud Hulsey [R]
Rep. Debra Moody [R]	Rep. Mark Cochran [R]	Rep. Tom Leatherwood [R]	Rep. Chris Todd [R]
Rep. Mary Littleton [R]	Rep. Robin Smith [R]	Rep. Bryan Terry [R]	Rep. Rebecca Alexander [R]
Rep. Tim Hicks [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-18		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 384
2021-04-27	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2021-04-27	House	Comp. SB subst.
2021-04-26	House	Reset on next avail. cal.
2021-04-26	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/21
2021-04-05	House	Held on desk.
2021-04-01	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/5/2021
2021-03-31	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/1/2021
2021-03-30	House	Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
2021-03-29	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2021-03-24	House	Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/30/2021
2021-03-23	House	Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/30/2021
2021-03-23	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2021-03-17	House	Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/23/2021
2021-03-17	House	Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee
2021-03-10	House	Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/17/2021
2021-03-10	House	Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 3/17/2021
2021-03-03	House	Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/10/2021
2021-01-27	House	Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
2021-01-13	House	Ref. to State Government Committee
2021-01-13	House	P2C held on desk.
2021-01-12	House	Intro., P1C.
2020-12-11	House	Filed for introduction

SB1573 (Crossfiled) 2021-05-18 - Effective date(s) 05/11/2021

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0037&ga=112
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0037.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/112/pub/pc0384.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0170.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Fiscal/HB0037.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Fiscal/FM0421.pdf