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Tennessee House · Mar 11, 2026

HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/11/2026 Passed (2)

Result: pass

HB 2477: Firefighters - As enacted, extends the period for the estate of an emergency responder killed in the line of duty from three years from the date of death to the later of such date or the date of a final order of a court, administrative law judge, or authorized state or local official designating the death as being in the line of duty; extends the period for an estate to file an appeal of a denial from 90 days to one year; adds a mechanism of appeal of a denial of a claim for the estates of firefighters, volunteer rescue squad workers, and emergency medical technicians. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 24; Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 2; Title 38, Chapter 8 and Title 68, Chapter 140.

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

Totals

YeaNot votingNay
Democratic420
Republican1200
Total1620

Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.

All voters

LegislatorPosition
Rush Bricken(Republican)Yea
Ed Butler(Republican)Yea
Michele Carringer(Republican)Yea
Jesse Chism(Democratic)Yea
John Crawford(Republican)Yea
Vincent Dixie(Democratic)Yea
Rick Eldridge(Republican)Yea
Michael Lankford(Republican)Yea
Mary Littleton(Republican)Yea
Larry Miller(Democratic)Yea
Bo Mitchell(Democratic)Yea
Jerome Moon(Republican)Yea
Jason Powell(Democratic)Not voting
Tim Rudd(Republican)Yea
Iris Rudder(Republican)Yea
Gabby Salinas(Democratic)Not voting
Todd Warner(Republican)Yea
Dave Wright(Republican)Yea