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

HB 482: Firefighters - As enacted, adds prostate cancer, breast cancer, and pancreatic cancer to the list of cancers for which a presumption is created that certain conditions or impairments of full-time firefighters caused by prostate cancer, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, or other listed cancers arose out of employment unless the contrary is shown by competent medical evidence. - Amends TCA Section 7-51-201.

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 482 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Firefighters - As enacted, adds prostate cancer, breast cancer, and pancreatic cancer to the list of cancers for which a presumption is created that certain conditions or impairments of full-time firefighters caused by prostate cancer, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, or other listed cancers arose out of employment unless the contrary is shown by competent medical evidence. - Amends TCA Section 7-51-201. Primary sponsor: Gary Hicks (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 422.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gary HicksPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse9

“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. 422
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  5. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
  7. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
  8. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025
  9. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
  10. Sponsor(s) Added.
  11. Sponsor(s) Added.
  12. Placed behind the budget

Showing 12 most recent of 31 actions. Full history

Sources

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