State Employees - As introduced, makes various changes regarding employment with this state and state employment benefits. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Section 41-24-113 and Section 70-1-309.

SB 1873 modifies Tennessee state employee employment rules, primarily affecting all state workers and hiring processes. It adds a new provision prohibiting applicants from using hiring applications to harass or intimidate staff (Section 7), and overhauls appeal procedures by removing executive service employees' right to appeal disciplinary actions (Section 12). The bill also deletes outdated sections about hiring classifications and existing appeal steps, replacing them with new rules for filing appeals within 14 days and limiting retroactive remedies to 30 days. These changes directly impact how state employees can challenge workplace decisions and how agencies conduct hiring.