TN HB 2179
died on adjournmentWorkers 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.
Tennessee · 114S1 · lower
Quick answers
Did TN HB 2179 pass?
No. TN HB 2179 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-05): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 845
What is TN HB 2179 about?
TN HB 2179 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “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.”.
Who sponsors TN HB 2179?
Lafferty is the primary sponsor of TN HB 2179.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-04
- Latest action
- 2026-05-05 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 845
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Laffertyprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-02-02
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-02-04
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2026-02-05
Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
referral-committee
2026-02-05
P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee
referral-committee
2026-03-04
Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
2026-03-10
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-03-11
Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
2026-03-11
Action Def. in s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
2026-03-18
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/25/2026
2026-03-18
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee
referral-committee
2026-03-25
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/1/2026
2026-03-25
Action def. in Commerce Committee to 4/1/2026
2026-04-01
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
2026-04-01
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-02
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2026
2026-04-07
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-04-07
Comp. SB subst.
2026-05-05
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 845
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Votes
HOUSE BANKING AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/18/2026 Passed (3)
2026-03-18 · pass · 7-0
HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/1/2026 Passed (2)
2026-04-01 · pass · 21-0
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2026 4/2/2026 (1)
2026-04-07 · fail · 0-0
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 1981
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