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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 2179: Workers Compensation - As enacted, adds a requirement that an award of attorneys' fees and costs incurred when an employer unreasonably denies a workers' compensation claim or unreasonably fails to timely initiate any of the benefits associated with the claim must be based on a finding by the workers' compensation judge that the employer's conduct was unreasonable; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2179 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Workers Compensation - As enacted, adds a requirement that an award of attorneys' fees and costs incurred when an employer unreasonably denies a workers' compensation claim or unreasonably fails to timely initiate any of the benefits associated with the claim must be based on a finding by the workers' compensation judge that the employer's conduct was unreasonable; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6. Primary sponsor: Justin Lafferty (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 845.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Justin LaffertyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse89

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 845
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2026
  5. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
  7. Action def. in Commerce Committee to 4/1/2026
  8. Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/1/2026
  9. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee
  10. Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/25/2026
  11. Action Def. in s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
  12. Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source