Tennessee · Senate Bill 1376 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 29 and Title 63, relative to first responders.

SB 1376 Sponsored by Steve Southerland Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 1, 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.

Public Employees - As introduced, adds emergency call takers and public safety dispatchers to the definition of first responder for purposes of death benefits. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 29 and Title 63.

Every action

3 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 State and Local Government Committee · Senate State and Local Government 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.