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Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Tennessee SB 1981

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.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Latest action(May 5, 2026): Pub. Ch. 845

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State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Apr 13, 2026
Senate		FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/13/2026 Passed (1)passSet your home in Tennessee to see
Apr 7, 2026
House		FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2026 Passed (1)passSet your home in Tennessee to see
Mar 12, 2026
Senate		FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/12/2026 Passed (2)passSet your home in Tennessee to see
Mar 3, 2026
Senate		SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/3/2026 PassedpassSet your home in Tennessee to see

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