Bill Commons

TN SB 1981

enacted

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.

Tennessee · 114S1 · upper

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Did TN SB 1981 pass?

Yes. TN SB 1981 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-05): Pub. Ch. 845

What is TN SB 1981 about?

TN SB 1981 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 SB 1981?

Briggs is the primary sponsor of TN SB 1981.

Introduced
2026-02-02
Latest action
2026-05-05 — Pub. Ch. 845
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Briggsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-05

    Pub. Ch. 845

  2. 2026-05-05

    Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  3. 2026-04-27

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-04-17

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-04-16

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  6. 2026-04-16

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  7. 2026-04-15

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

    enrolled

  8. 2026-04-13

    Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0962)

    passage

  9. 2026-04-10

    Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/13/2026

  10. 2026-04-07

    Subst. for comp. HB.

    substitution

  11. 2026-04-07

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0961)

    amendment-withdrawal

  12. 2026-04-07

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0962)

    amendment-passage

  13. 2026-04-07

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0

    passage

  14. 2026-03-16

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  15. 2026-03-12

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0581)

  16. 2026-03-12

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0

    passage

  17. 2026-03-12

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    receipt

  18. 2026-03-10

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/12/2026

  19. 2026-03-03

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  20. 2026-02-24

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  21. 2026-02-05

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

    referral-committee

  22. 2026-02-02

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  23. 2026-01-22

    Filed for introduction

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/3/2026 Passed

    2026-03-03 · pass · 9-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/12/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-03-12 · pass · 33-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-07 · pass · 94-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/13/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-13 · pass · 32-0

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