Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee HB 2179
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.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Lafferty (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 5, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 845
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2026 House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2026 4/2/2026 (1) | fail | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 1, 2026 House | HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/1/2026 Passed (2) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 18, 2026 House | HOUSE BANKING AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/18/2026 Passed (3) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- May 5, 2026 · House
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 845 - Apr 7, 2026 · House
Comp. SB subst. - Apr 7, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Apr 2, 2026 · House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2026 - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026 - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Action def. in Commerce Committee to 4/1/2026 - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/1/2026 - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/25/2026 - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Action Def. in s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 - Feb 5, 2026 · House
P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Intro., P1C. - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Filed for introduction