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

HB 827: Employees, Employers - As introduced, requires an employer that terminates the employment of an employee who the employer knows to be pregnant and who is covered under an employer-sponsored health benefit plan to continue to provide coverage under the plan until the employee’s pregnancy ends. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27; Title 50; Title 56 and Title 71.

In committee Last action February 10, 2025: Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee

Plain-language summary

HB 827 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Employees, Employers - As introduced, requires an employer that terminates the employment of an employee who the employer knows to be pregnant and who is covered under an employer-sponsored health benefit plan to continue to provide coverage under the plan until the employee’s pregnancy ends. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27; Title 50; Title 56 and Title 71. Primary sponsor: Ronnie Glynn (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 10, 2025): Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Ronnie Glynn (Democratic).