Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 2542: Unemployment Compensation - As enacted, removes a requirement that work be deemed suitable for a claimant if certain criteria are met and a claimant's gross weekly wages equal or exceed certain threshold percentages of the claimant's weekly wage for insured work for the quarter of the base period when the claimant's wages were greatest. - Amends TCA Section 50-7-303.

Enacted Last action May 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 1043

Plain-language summary

HB 2542 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 3, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Unemployment Compensation - As enacted, removes a requirement that work be deemed suitable for a claimant if certain criteria are met and a claimant's gross weekly wages equal or exceed certain threshold percentages of the claimant's weekly wage for insured work for the quarter of the base period when the claimant's wages were greatest. - Amends TCA Section 50-7-303. Primary sponsor: William Lamberth (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2026): Pub. Ch. 1043.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: William Lamberth (Republican).