For additional roll call votes on Tennessee SB0261 please see the Vote List

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Bill Title: As introduced, requires all workers' compensation cases to proceed through the workers' compensation appeals board prior to seeking a discretionary appeal to the Tennessee supreme court. - Amends TCA Section 9-8-307; Section 9-8-403; Title 50, Chapter 6, Part 2 and Section 58-1-230.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-09 - Re-refer to Senate Cal. Comm. [SB0261 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 8, Nays 0 PNV 0

Vote	Tally	Democrat	Republican
Yea	8	1	7
Nay	-	-	-
Not Voting	-	-	-
Absent	-	-	-
TOTAL	8	1	7

Result: Passed

Name	Yea	Nay	NV	Absent	State Profile	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Sen. Green, Mark E. [R]					Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Gresham, Dolores R. [R]					Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Johnson, Jack [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Ketron, Bill [R]					Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Roberts, Kerry [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Tate, Reginald [D]					Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Tracy, Jim [R]					Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Yager, Ken [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart