Tennessee · Senate Bill 1301 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 50-6-226, relative to workers' compensation.

SB 1301 Sponsored by Paul Bailey Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 31, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Workers Compensation - As introduced, extends the permitted occurrence date, from June 30, 2023, to June 30, 2025, for an injury underlying a workers' compensation case in which the court of workers' compensation claims is authorized to award reasonable attorneys' fees and costs if an employer wrongfully denies a claim or fails to timely initiate a benefit to which the employee or a dependent is entitled for the injury. - Amends TCA Section 50-6-226.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee · Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
  4. SenateAssigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce & Labor Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.