# Tennessee HB 0482: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-51-201, relative to compensation paid to firefighters for certain conditions or injuries.

Tennessee HB 0482, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-51-201, relative to compensation paid to firefighters for certain conditions or injuries., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-05-15 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 422); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 0482
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-51-201, relative to compensation paid to firefighters for certain conditions or injuries.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Last action: 2025-05-15, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 422
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Firefighters
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (67 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-21 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR &amp; RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 27 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | House | HOUSE STATE &amp; LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | HOUSE CITIES &amp; COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2025-05-15: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 422
- 2025-04-21: Comp. SB subst. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-04-17: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-17: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-17: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-04-17: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2025-04-16: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-09: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-07: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-03-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Placed behind the budget (House)
- 2025-03-13: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-03-12: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-03-12: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-12: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2025-03-11: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-03-06: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-03-05: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/12/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-05: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-03-05: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2025-03-04: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-02-26: Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/5/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-26: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-02-25: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-02-05: Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-05: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2025-02-03: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2025-01-29: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-01-28: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0422.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0288.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0482.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0422.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0288.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0482.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026)
- [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026)
- [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026)
- [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026)
- [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026)
- [SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2716-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0482-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).
