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

HB 1398: State Employees - As introduced, increases, from three days to three months, the amount of paid leave provided to the officers and employees of the various agencies, boards, and departments of state government in the event of the death of such officers' or employees' children or stepchildren. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1398 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: State Employees - As introduced, increases, from three days to three months, the amount of paid leave provided to the officers and employees of the various agencies, boards, and departments of state government in the event of the death of such officers' or employees' children or stepchildren. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50. Primary sponsor: Justin Pearson (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 11, 2026): Failed in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Justin PearsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse86

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
  2. Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 2/11/2026
  3. Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/11/2026
  4. Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/4/2026
  5. Meeting Canceled
  6. Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 1/28/2026
  7. Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2026
  8. Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
  9. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
  10. Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
  11. Intro., P1C.
  12. Filed for introduction

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source