Tennessee Senate Bill 356

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-25 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Pending: Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As introduced, defines "labor representative" for purposes of workers' compensation law; specifies that the person representing an employee in mediation for a workers' compensation claim may be a labor representative; requires the department of labor and workforce development to promulgate rules to allow a labor representative to participate with a party engaged in mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution for a workers' compensation claim. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 50.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 50, relative to workers' compensation.

Sen. Page Walley [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-25	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
2023-01-24	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2023-01-23	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB0625 (Crossfiled) 2023-02-01 - Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0356&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0356.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/SB0356.pdf