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

SB 995: Contracts - As enacted, requires a court to apply rebuttable presumptions when determining the reasonableness in time of a restrictive covenant sought to be enforced after the termination of an employment or business relationship; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68.

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

SB 995 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Contracts - As enacted, requires a court to apply rebuttable presumptions when determining the reasonableness in time of a restrictive covenant sought to be enforced after the termination of an employment or business relationship; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68. Primary sponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 934.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Paul BaileyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate15

“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. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 934
  2. Companion House Bill substituted
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
  5. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
  6. Sponsor(s) Added.
  7. Senate Reset on calendar for 4/20/2026
  8. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
  9. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
  10. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0
  11. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/7/2026
  12. Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/17/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

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