HB0482

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-51-201, relative to compensation paid to firefighters for certain conditions or injuries.

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Tennessee HB0482 amends firefighter compensation rules to include prostate, breast, and pancreatic cancer.

Tennessee HB0482 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-51-201, to include prostate, breast, and pancreatic cancer among conditions presumed to be job-related for firefighters. The bill requires firefighters to obtain a physical medical examination after July 1, 2025, to utilize this presumption. This act takes effect July 1, 2025.

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Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

27 Yea

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0 Nay

Calendar

Mar 19, 2025

10:30 AM

House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee Hearing

Mar 12, 2025

1:30 PM

House State & Local Government Committee Hearing

History

May 15, 2025

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 422

Apr 21, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) Added.

Apr 21, 2025

House

Comp. SB subst.