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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Workers Compensation - As enacted, enacts the \"Garrison-Jordan Survivor Benefits Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6."
+description: "Workers Compensation - As enacted, enacts the \"Garrison-Jordan Survivor Benefits Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "113"
+identifier: "SB 97"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 97 (113)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Workers Compensation"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Walley"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 25
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-01-10"
+last_action: "2023-04-25"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3487b98a-e578-4fa0-bb13-a2baf1b7eae1"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0097&GA=113"
+source_hash: "55420c377e89940dc384f08e6015539e706d7496abd2e83b48b8b0a818435899"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee SB 97 (113) — Workers Compensation - As enacted, enacts the "Garrison-Jordan Survivor Benefits Act." - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA0200** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0200.pdf)
+2. **Amendment SA0063** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0063.pdf)
+3. **Amendment SA0077** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0077.pdf)
+4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0097.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/28/2023 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/6/2023 Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2023 Passed — **89–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Walley — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-10** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2023-01-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2023-01-12** Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk pending committee appointments `passage`
+- **2023-01-20** Refer to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
+- **2023-02-14** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/21/2023
+- **2023-02-21** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/28/2023
+- **2023-02-21** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 2/28/2023
+- **2023-02-28** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
+- **2023-03-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/6/2023
+- **2023-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
+- **2023-03-06** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2023-03-06** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0077)
+- **2023-03-06** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0063)
+- **2023-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2023-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2023-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2023-03-30** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0200) `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2023-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
+- **2023-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-04-03** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
+- **2023-04-05** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-04-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2023-04-25** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
+- **2023-04-25** Pub. Ch. 158
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3487b98a-e578-4fa0-bb13-a2baf1b7eae1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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