TennesseeTennessee law removes a wage formula for suitable unemployment work
Tennessee’s law removes a pay formula used to decide whether work is suitable for people seeking unemployment benefits.
What it does
The law deletes a rule that treated work as suitable when it met other legal criteria and paid at least a set share of a claimant’s past wages.
Argument forRemoving the wage formula could let decision-makers consider whether work is suitable without relying on that pay test.
Argument againstWithout the wage formula, claimants could have less certainty about whether a lower-paying job counts as suitable.
More detail
The law deletes the wage-based rule for deciding whether certain work is suitable. The rule concerned work considered for people seeking unemployment benefits. The deleted sentence also required the work to meet the other criteria in this part of the law. The law took effect when it became law.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 27Pub. Ch. 1043Latest
- May 27Effective date(s) 05/21/2026
- May 21Signed by Governor Bill Lee.Became Law
- May 11Transmitted to Governor for his action.To Governor
- May 5Signed by Senate SpeakerMajor
- Apr 30Signed by H. SpeakerMajor
- Apr 27Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.Minor
- Apr 21Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.Major
- Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 21Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 6Passed Senate
- Mar 16Received from House, Passed on First ConsiderationMinor
- Mar 12Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
- Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/12/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 12Passed H., Ayes 70, Nays 15, PNV 0Passed House
- Mar 12Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.Minor
- Mar 9Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- Vote recorded HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/9/2026 3/5/2026. Result: fail.Lower
- Mar 9H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/12/2026
- Mar 5H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/9/2026
- Mar 4Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/4/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2026
- Feb 25Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/4/2026
- Feb 18Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded HOUSE BANKING AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/18/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 2/18/2026
- Feb 5P2C, ref. to Commerce CommitteeMinor
- Feb 5Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 4Intro., P1C.Minor
- Feb 4Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
- Feb 3Filed for introductionIntroduced
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