Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 3 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 0995 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to covenants not to compete.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 934

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 30, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 94% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill changes how courts assess restrictive covenants after employment ends.

This legislation requires courts to apply certain presumptions when evaluating the reasonableness of restrictive covenants after employment or business relationships end. The text of the bill is not available for further details.

Summary

Contracts - As enacted, requires a court to apply rebuttable presumptions when determining the reasonableness in time of a restrictive covenant sought to be enforced after the termination of an employment or business relationship; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee - Health Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

  6. Action Def. in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee to 3/19/2025

  7. Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  8. Sponsor(s) Added.

  9. Action Def. in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee to Second Calendar of 2026

  10. Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 1/28/2026

  11. Meeting Canceled

  12. Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 2/4/2026

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee

  15. Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/11/2026

  16. Action def. in Commerce Committee to 2/25/2026

  17. Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/4/2026

  18. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Health Committee

  19. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/10/2026

  20. No Action Taken

  21. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2026

  22. Action def. in Health Committee to 3/24/2026

  23. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/24/2026

  24. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  25. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  26. Reset on Final cal. 2 of Calendar & Rules Committee

  27. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  28. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  29. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0616)

  30. H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0617)

  31. Passed H., as am., Ayes 74, Nays 8, PNV 9

  32. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  33. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  34. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  35. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1007)

  36. Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 4

  37. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  38. Signed by H. Speaker

  39. Signed by Senate Speaker

  40. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  41. Signed by Governor.

  42. Pub. Ch. 934

  43. Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  44. Filed for introduction

  45. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  46. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  47. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  48. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  49. Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/25/2025

  50. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/25/2025

  51. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  52. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  53. Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026

  54. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  55. Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/17/2026

  56. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/7/2026

  57. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0

  58. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026

  59. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026

  60. Senate Reset on calendar for 4/20/2026

  61. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  62. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  63. Sponsor(s) Added.

  64. Companion House Bill substituted

  65. Sponsor(s) Added.

  66. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 934

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (129)

129 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0995 do?
Contracts - As enacted, requires a court to apply rebuttable presumptions when determining the reasonableness in time of a restrictive covenant sought to be enforced after the termination of an employment or business relationship; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68.
Who sponsors SB 0995?
SB 0995 is sponsored by Bailey, Paul (Republican), Gardenhire, Todd (Republican), Bowling, Janice (Republican), and Campbell, Heidi (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 0995?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2025. Enacted.
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