SB1981
Senate Bill
Passed
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 6, relative to workers' compensation.
As introduced, waives an employer's, or the employer's workers' compensation carrier's, recovery of a reasonable fee for attorney's services and authority to have a subrogation lien in cases where the employee recovers from a third party in a workers' compensation case and the employer contested the medical causation, permanency, or extent of employee's work injury with a medical opinion other than that from the employee's form C-42 panel physician; makes other changes related to workers' compensation. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6.
Bill Details
State
Tennessee
Session
114th General Assembly
Chamber
Senate
Official Source
LegiScan
Sponsors
Richard Briggs
(Sen - R)
Action History
2026-04-07
H
Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
2026-04-07
H
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0962)
2026-04-07
H
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0961)
2026-04-07
H
Subst. for comp. HB.
2026-03-16
H
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
2026-03-12
S
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
2026-03-12
S
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0
2026-03-12
S
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0581)
2026-03-10
S
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/12/2026
2026-03-03
S
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
2026-02-24
S
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
2026-02-05
S
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
2026-02-02
S
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2026-01-22
S
Filed for introduction
Votes
2026-03-03
SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
Yea: 9
Nay: 0
2026-03-12
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration
Yea: 33
Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-02-05
S
Commerce and Labor
2026-03-03
S
Calendar
Amendments
2026-03-04
SA0581
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-22
Draft
2026-02-02
Draft
Subjects
Workers Compensation
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