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Bill Title: As enacted, specifies that no party may settle a claim for permanent disability benefits unless the settlement agreement is approved by a workers' compensation judge and that any settlement not so approved is void; revises other various provisions of the Workers‘ Compensation Law. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 14; Title 8, Chapter 21, Part 4; Title 50, Chapter 6; Title 50, Chapter 9 and Title 50, Chapter 3, Part 7.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-05-08 - Pub. Ch. 341 [SB0105 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

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Vote: SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0

Vote	Tally	Democrat	Republican
Yea	7	-	7
Nay	-	-	-
Not Voting	-	-	-
Absent	-	-	-
TOTAL	7		7

Result: Passed

Name	Yea	Nay	NV	Absent	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Sen. Gardenhire, Todd [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Green, Mark E. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Gresham, Dolores R. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Johnson, Jack [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Southerland, Steve [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Watson, Bo [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Yager, Ken [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart