AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 1, relative to employment.
Summary
HB0939 amends Tennessee employment law by adding a reporting requirement to Tennessee Code Annotated § 50-1-506. Under the bill, the attorney general and reporter must submit an annual report by January 15 to the governor and the speakers of the Senate and House stating how many injunctions were brought against persons under that section during the prior calendar year. The bill does not change the underlying injunction authority itself; it adds a transparency and oversight requirement around its use.
The measure is narrow and administrative in scope. It focuses on collecting and sharing data about enforcement actions under an existing employment-related statute, likely to give state leaders a clearer picture of how often the injunction remedy is being used. The act would take effect immediately upon becoming law.
Impact
The bill would amend Title 50, Chapter 1 of the Tennessee Code by inserting a new subsection into § 50-1-506. Its practical effect is to require the attorney general and reporter to track and annually disclose the number of injunctions obtained under that section, creating a recurring reporting obligation to the executive and legislative leadership. It does not appear to alter employer or employee rights directly, but it does add a new administrative duty and may improve legislative oversight of enforcement under the statute.
Sentiment
The available vote history suggests the bill was received favorably at the subcommittee level, with a 4-0 recommendation for passage as amended and referral onward. No committee transcript is provided, and there is no recorded opposition in the materials supplied. Overall, the bill appears to have been treated as a straightforward reporting measure rather than a controversial policy change.
Contention
There is little visible contention in the provided record. The only notable procedural point is that the House Public Service Subcommittee recommended passage with amendment and referral to the State & Local Government Committee, indicating that any discussion likely centered on the form of the reporting requirement rather than the substance of the injunction authority. Because no transcript is available, no specific objections or competing viewpoints can be identified from the record.