Workers Compensation - As enacted, revises various provisions of the Workers' Compensation Law. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Feb 1, 2017
Signed May 19, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 4, 2017 · House May 3, 2017
How they voted
27–0
Passed
Total votes 27
May 4, 2017
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
15
Committee
12
Amendments
1
May 19, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
May 4, 2017
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0387)
upper
May 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0387)
lower
May 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 26, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/27/2017
lower
Apr 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0362)
upper
Apr 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 0
upper
Apr 12, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 5, 2017
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee
lower
Apr 5, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Consumer and Human Resources Committee for 4/12/2017
lower
Apr 3, 2017
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee for 4/5/2017
lower
Mar 28, 2017
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 4/4/2017
upper
Mar 28, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/3/2017
upper
Mar 22, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/28/2017
upper
Feb 14, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee
lower
Feb 13, 2017
Committee
P2C, ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 8, 2017
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Feb 6, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Feb 2, 2017
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 1, 2017
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Richard Briggs
RRepublican
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