TN SB1301 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-18 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
Pending: Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 31 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-18 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
Pending: Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, extends the permitted occurrence date, from June 30, 2023, to June 30, 2025, for an injury underlying a workers' compensation case in which the court of workers' compensation claims is authorized to award reasonable attorneys' fees and costs if an employer wrongfully denies a claim or fails to timely initiate a benefit to which the employee or a dependent is entitled for the injury. - Amends TCA Section 50-6-226.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 50-6-226, relative to workers' compensation.
Sponsors
| Sen. Paul Bailey [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-18 | Senate | Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce & Labor Committee |
| 2023-02-06 | Senate | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee |
| 2023-02-02 | Senate | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2023-01-31 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
HB1243 (Crossfiled) 2023-02-07 - Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
