HB2477

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 24; Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 2; Title 38, Chapter 8 and Title 68, Chapter 140, relative to compensation for emergency responder deaths in the line of duty.

Complete·5/5/26

Tennessee HB2477 amends compensation laws for emergency responder deaths in the line of duty.

Tennessee HB2477 amends Tennessee Code Annotated to change the process for filing claims for compensation for emergency responder deaths in the line of duty. It sets a three-year deadline for filing claims and establishes review processes for denied claims by specific commissions. The act is retroactive to March 1, 2020.

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Roll Call Votes

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2 Not Voting

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History

May 5

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 721

Mar 26

House

Comp. SB subst.

Mar 26

House

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