Workers Compensation - As introduced, prohibits retaliatory discharge of employees under the Tennessee workers' compensation law under certain circumstances; prescribes certain damages available to prevailing plaintiffs under retaliatory discharge claims. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 50.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 1, 2018
Last action Mar 20, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
10
Committee
13
Mar 20, 2018
Committee
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Mar 14, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/20/2018
upper
Mar 13, 2018
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/20/2018
upper
Mar 12, 2018
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/13/2018
upper
Mar 12, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/13/2018
upper
Mar 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee of Consumer and Human Resources Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2018
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/13/2018
upper
Mar 6, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/12/2018
upper
Feb 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee for 3/7/2018
lower
Feb 28, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/6/2018
upper
Feb 7, 2018
Committee
P2C, ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2018
Committee
Assigned to s/c Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee
lower
Feb 5, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Intro.
lower
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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