Juries and Jurors - As enacted, requires a breastfeeding mother to be excused from jury service upon submitting to the jury coordinator a written request to be excused and a supporting medical statement from a licensed p
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 22, Chapter 1 and Title 22, Chapter 2, relative to jury service.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
Juries and Jurors - As enacted, requires a breastfeeding mother to be excused from jury service upon submitting to the jury coordinator a written request to be excused and a supporting medical statement from a licensed physician or a certified professional midwife. - Amends TCA Title 22, Chapter 1 and Title 22, Chapter 2. SB1893 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 594 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 · Jan 16, 2026
House
Intro., P1C. · Jan 21, 2026
House
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee · Jan 22, 2026
House
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee · Jan 22, 2026
House
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/11/2026 · Feb 4, 2026
House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/18/2026 · Feb 11, 2026
House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · Feb 18, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/26/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026 · Feb 26, 2026
House
Comp. SB subst. · Mar 2, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 2, 2026
House
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 594 · Mar 23, 2026
Senate
Filed for introduction · Jan 21, 2026
Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Jan 22, 2026
Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Feb 2, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/17/2026 · Feb 11, 2026
Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 · Feb 17, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/23/2026 · Feb 20, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 23, 2026
Senate
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0481) · Feb 23, 2026
Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 · Feb 23, 2026
Senate
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Feb 23, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 24, 2026
Senate
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Feb 26, 2026
House
Subst. for comp. HB. · Mar 2, 2026
House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0570) · Mar 2, 2026
House
Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 1, PNV 0 · Mar 2, 2026
House
Enrolled and ready for signatures · Mar 3, 2026
Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker · Mar 4, 2026
Senate
Signed by H. Speaker · Mar 5, 2026
House
Transmitted to Governor for action. · Mar 6, 2026
Senate
Signed by Governor. · Mar 18, 2026
Senate
The numbers
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sponsors on the bill
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REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2026-03-02 · Passed · Ayes 94, Noes 1
as Amended Third ConsiderationSenate · 2026-02-23 · Passed · Ayes 32, Noes 0
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0Senate · 2026-02-17 · Passed · Ayes 9, Noes 0
Recommended for passage with amendment, Refer to Senate Calendar CommitteeSenate · 2026-02-17 · Passed · Ayes 9, 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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed by Governor. (Mar 18, 2026).