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IntroducedJan 22, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Became Law
Tennessee Senate Bill
Workers Compensation - As introduced, waives an employer's, or the employer's workers' compensation carrier's, recovery of a reasonable fee for attorney's services and authority to have a subrogation lien in cases where the employee recovers from a third party in a workers' compensation case and the employer contested the medical causation, permanency, or extent of employee's work injury with a medical opinion other than that from the employee's form C-42 panel physician; makes other changes related to workers' compensation. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6.
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Senate • Feb 05, 2026: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
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- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- Feb 02, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- Filed for introduction
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