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HB 2179STATE · TennesseeIntroduced

Workers Compensation - As enacted, adds a requirement that an award of attorneys' fees and costs incurred when an employer unreasonably denies a workers' compensation claim or unreasonably fails to timely initiate any of the benefits associated with the claim must be based on a finding by the workers' compensation judge that the employer's conduct was unreasonable; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6.

Latest action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 845

Voted 5/5/2026

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  1. 5/5/2026Comp. became Pub. Ch. 845
  2. 4/7/2026Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. 4/7/2026Comp. SB subst.
  4. 4/2/2026H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2026
  5. 4/1/2026Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
  6. 4/1/2026Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  7. 3/25/2026Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/1/2026
  8. 3/25/2026Action def. in Commerce Committee to 4/1/2026
  9. 3/18/2026Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/25/2026
  10. 3/18/2026Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee