SB 1874 Tennessee Senate · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Unemployment Compensation - As enacted, removes a requirement that work be deemed suitable for a claimant if certain criteria are met and a claimant's gross weekly wages equal or exceed certain threshold percentages of the claimant's weekly wage for insured work for the quarter of the base period when the claimant's wages were greatest. - Amends TCA Section 50-7-303.

This bill removes a requirement that unemployed workers' new jobs must pay at least certain percentages of their previous highest-earning quarter wages to be considered "suitable" for unemployment benefits. It amends Tennessee Code Annotated §50-7-303 by deleting specific wage threshold rules (subdivisions i-iv) from the eligibility criteria. The change directly affects workers applying for unemployment benefits who might have been denied claims under the old rules due to wage calculation requirements. The bill simplifies the process by eliminating these percentage calculations from the definition of suitable work.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action May 27, 2026
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Committee
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Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/7/2026
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee to 3/17/2026
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Jack Johnson
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