Tennessee House Bill 625

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-02-01 - Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, defines "labor representative" for purposes of workers' compensation law; specifies that the person representing an employee in mediation for a workers' compensation claim may be a labor representative; requires the department of labor and workforce development to promulgate rules to allow a labor representative to participate with a party engaged in mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution for a workers' compensation claim. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 50.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 50, relative to workers' compensation.

Rep. Darren Jernigan [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-01	House	Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
2023-02-01	House	P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee-- Government Operations for Review
2023-01-30	House	Intro., P1C.
2023-01-26	House	Filed for introduction

SB0356 (Crossfiled) 2023-01-25 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0625&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0625.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/SB0356.pdf