Business and Commerce - As introduced, prohibits a person from denying an individual the full and equal enjoyment of goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of a place of public accommodation, resort, or amusement on the grounds of the wearing or use of a medical device, or whether the individual has received medical treatment. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 58 and Title 68.
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  • Actions For HB0794Date
    Withdrawn.02/02/2022
    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.01/31/2022
    Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/2/202201/26/2022
    Sponsor change.01/11/2022
    Sponsor change.04/08/2021
    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.04/08/2021
    Action Def. in s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee to First Calendar of 202203/31/2021
    Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/31/202103/24/2021
    Sponsor(s) Added.03/23/2021
    Sponsor(s) Added.02/22/2021
    Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee02/20/2021
    P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee02/11/2021
    Intro., P1C.02/10/2021
    Filed for introduction02/09/2021
    Actions For SB0320Date
    Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 1/1/202204/21/2021
    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/21/202104/14/2021
    Reset on Final calendar of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee04/07/2021
    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/7/202104/07/2021
    Action deferred in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee to 4/7/202104/06/2021
    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/6/202103/30/2021
    Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 4/6/202103/30/2021
    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/30/202103/24/2021
    Reset on Final calendar of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee03/23/2021
    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/23/202103/16/2021
    Sponsor(s) Added.02/23/2021
    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee02/10/2021
    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration02/08/2021
    Sponsor(s) Added.01/29/2021
    Filed for introduction01/22/2021
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  • Fiscal Summary

    Increase State Expenditures - $47,400/FY21-22 and Subsequent Years /Tennessee Human Rights Commission


    Bill Summary

    Under present law, it is a discriminatory practice for a person to deny an individual the full and equal enjoyment of a public accommodation on the grounds of race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin. A person who is aggrieved by a discriminatory practice in a public accommodation may file a complaint with the human rights commission or file a civil suit.

    This bill adds the wearing or use of a medical device and whether a person has received medical treatment to the grounds for which it is a discriminatory practice for a person to deny an individual the full and equal enjoyment of a public accommodation. The full text of this bill defines "medical device" and "medical treatment".

    This bill adds that a person complying with the prohibitions against discrimination in public accommodations, those under present law and those added by this bill, is not subject to a private cause of action resulting from that compliance.

    Present law authorizes county health officers to order:

    (1) The quarantine of any place or person, if the county health officer finds that quarantine is necessary to protect the public health from an epidemic;

    (2) The closure of any public establishment, facility or building if the county health officer finds unsanitary conditions of such a nature and extent to significantly threaten the public health; or

    (3) The closure of any public establishment, facility or building, if the county health officer is otherwise authorized by law to take that action.

    This bill adds that, notwithstanding the powers of county health officers described in (1)-(3) or any other law, a local government entity is prohibited from enacting or enforcing a requirement the compliance of which by a person would constitute a violation of the prohibitions against discrimination in public accommodations, those under present law and those added by this bill.

  • FiscalNote for HB0794/SB0320 filed under SB0320

  • House Floor and Committee Votes

    Votes for Bill HB0794 by the House are not available.

    Senate Floor and Committee Votes

    Votes for Bill SB0320 by the Senate are not available.