Estates - As enacted, removes the cap on the amount of wages or other compensation owed a deceased employee at the time of the employee's death that an employer shall pay directly to the surviving spouse of the decedent
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 30 and Title 31, relative to estates.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
Estates - As enacted, removes the cap on the amount of wages or other compensation owed a deceased employee at the time of the employee's death that an employer shall pay directly to the surviving spouse of the decedent or, if there is no surviving spouse, to the surviving children of the decedent as tenants in common. - Amends TCA Title 30 and Title 31. HB0755 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 194 by the Secretary of State.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Feb 6, 2025
Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Feb 10, 2025
Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Feb 12, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025 · Mar 12, 2025
Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 · Mar 17, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/27/2025 · Mar 25, 2025
Senate
Companion House Bill substituted · Mar 27, 2025
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 27, 2025
Senate
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 194 · Apr 28, 2025
House
Filed for introduction · Feb 3, 2025
House
Intro., P1C. · Feb 5, 2025
House
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee · Feb 6, 2025
House
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee · Feb 10, 2025
House
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025 · Feb 26, 2025
House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee · Mar 5, 2025
House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/12/2025 · Mar 5, 2025
House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · Mar 12, 2025
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/13/2025 · Mar 12, 2025
House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025 · Mar 13, 2025
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 17, 2025
House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0071) · Mar 17, 2025
House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 · Mar 17, 2025
House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. · Mar 18, 2025
House
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration · Mar 20, 2025
Senate
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. · Mar 27, 2025
Senate
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0136) · Mar 27, 2025
Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 · Mar 27, 2025
Senate
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. · Mar 28, 2025
House
Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 2, 2025
House
Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 3, 2025
Senate
Transmitted to Governor for his action. · Apr 3, 2025
House
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
Third ConsiderationSenate · 2025-03-27 · Passed · Ayes 31, Noes 0
REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2025-03-17 · Passed · Ayes 93, Noes 0
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse · 2025-03-12 · Passed · Ayes 21, Noes 0
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary CommitteeHouse · 2025-03-05 · Passed · Ayes 7, Noes 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Tennessee legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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