Tennessee Senate Bill 9066 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on October 27 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-10-28 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
Pending: Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, authorizes employees of public and private employers to refuse a requirement by the employer that the employee receive a vaccine for COVID-19 as a condition of employment based on the employee's strongly held religious beliefs or right of conscience; requires an employee to provide the employer with written notice of the employee's refusal based on such grounds; creates right of action against an employer by employee against whom an adverse action was taken for refusing the vaccine. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 29; Title 49; Title 50 and Title 68.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 29; Title 49; Title 50 and Title 68, relative to employment.

Sen. Janince Bowling [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-10-28	Senate	Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
2021-10-28	Senate	Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
2021-10-28	Senate	Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 10/28/2021
2021-10-28	Senate	Reset on Final calendar of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
2021-10-28	Senate	Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 10/28/2021
2021-10-28	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
2021-10-27	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2021-10-27	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB9060 (Crossfiled) 2021-10-28 - P2C, ref. to Covid-19 Committee of Extraordinary Session III

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB9066&ga=112
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB9066.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Fiscal/HB9060.pdf