Tennessee House · Apr 1, 2026
HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/1/2026 Passed (2)
Result: pass
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.
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
Totals
| Yea | Nay | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 3 | 0 |
| Republican | 17 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 0 |
Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.
All voters
| Legislator | Position |
|---|---|
| Clark Boyd(Republican) | Yea |
| Rush Bricken(Republican) | Yea |
| Shaundelle Brooks(Democratic) | Yea |
| John Clemmons(Democratic) | Yea |
| Tandy Darby(Republican) | Yea |
| Jeremy Faison(Republican) | Yea |
| Michael Hale(Republican) | Yea |
| Hardaway | Yea |
| Kirk Haston(Republican) | Yea |
| Caleb Hemmer(Democratic) | Yea |
| Kelly Keisling(Republican) | Yea |
| Justin Lafferty(Republican) | Yea |
| Michael Lankford(Republican) | Yea |
| Susan Lynn(Republican) | Yea |
| Pat Marsh(Republican) | Yea |
| Brock Martin(Republican) | Yea |
| Jerome Moon(Republican) | Yea |
| Dennis Powers(Republican) | Yea |
| Kevin Vaughan(Republican) | Yea |
| Greg Vital(Republican) | Yea |
| Jason Zachary(Republican) | Yea |