TennesseeSB 0288114th General Assembly (2025-2026)SenateWALLET

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

Sponsored By: Sponsor information unavailable

Signed by Governor

Firefighters

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Broader firefighter cancer coverage requires health screening

Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee adds prostate, breast, and pancreatic cancer to its firefighter workers’ compensation presumption. This allows eligible firefighters to treat these cancers as work-related when seeking compensation. To use this presumption, firefighters must get a physical medical exam after July 1, 2025. The exam must include a cancer screening showing no evidence of these three cancers.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

There is no primary sponsor on record.

Cosponsors

  • Raumesh Akbari

    Democrat • Senate

  • Janice Bowling

    Republican • Senate

  • Richard Briggs

    Republican • Senate

  • Heidi Campbell

    Democrat • Senate

  • Rusty Crowe

    Republican • Senate

  • Todd Gardenhire

    Republican • Senate

  • Ferrell Haile

    Republican • Senate

  • Bobby Harshbarger

    Republican • Senate

  • Tom Hatcher

    Republican • Senate

  • Joey Hensley

    Republican • Senate

  • Ed Jackson

    Republican • Senate

  • Johnson

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Sara Kyle

    Democrat • Senate

  • London Lamar

    Democrat • Senate

  • Adam Lowe

    Republican • Senate

  • Becky D. Massey

    Republican • Senate

  • Randy McNally

    Republican • Senate

  • Charlane Oliver

    Democrat • Senate

  • Mark Pody

    Republican • Senate

  • Powers

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Reeves

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Kerry Roberts

    Republican • Senate

  • Paul Rose

    Republican • Senate

  • Jessie Seal

    Republican • Senate

  • Steve Southerland

    Republican • Senate

  • Stevens

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Brent Taylor

    Republican • Senate

  • Page Walley

    Republican • Senate

  • Bo Watson

    Republican • Senate

  • White

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Ken Yager

    Republican • Senate

  • Jeff Yarbro

    Democrat • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 135 • No: 0

House vote • 4/21/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025

Yes: 94 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/17/2025

FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/17/2025

Yes: 32 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/11/2025

SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

    5/15/2025
  2. Pub. Ch. 422

    5/15/2025
  3. Signed by Governor.

    5/9/2025Senate
  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    5/1/2025Senate
  5. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/30/2025House
  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/29/2025Senate
  7. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    4/23/2025Senate
  8. Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0

    4/21/2025House
  9. Subst. for comp. HB.

    4/21/2025House
  10. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

    3/20/2025House
  11. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    3/17/2025Senate
  12. Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

    3/17/2025Senate
  13. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/17/2025

    3/14/2025Senate
  14. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

    3/11/2025Senate
  15. Sponsor(s) Added.

    3/11/2025Senate
  16. Sponsor(s) Added.

    3/10/2025Senate
  17. Sponsor(s) Added.

    3/7/2025Senate
  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

    3/6/2025Senate
  19. Sponsor(s) Added.

    3/5/2025Senate
  20. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/11/2025

    3/5/2025Senate
  21. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

    2/10/2025Senate
  22. Sponsor(s) Added.

    1/29/2025Senate
  23. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    1/27/2025Senate
  24. Sponsor(s) Added.

    1/24/2025Senate
  25. Filed for introduction

    1/24/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Enrolled / Public Chapter

  • Fiscal Note

  • Introduced

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