---
type: "Bill"
title: "Firefighters - As enacted, adds leukemia and testicular cancer to the list of cancers for which a presumption is created that certain conditions or impairments of full-time firefighters caused by leukemia, testicular cancer, or other listed cancers arose out of employment unless the contrary is shown by competent medical evidence. - Amends TCA Section 7-51-201."
description: "Firefighters - As enacted, adds leukemia and testicular cancer to the list of cancers for which a presumption is created that certain conditions or impairments of full-time firefighters caused by leukemia, testicular cancer, or other listed cancers arose out of employment unless the contrary is shown by competent medical evidence. - Amends TCA Section 7-51-201."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 335"
citation: "Tennessee HB 335 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Firefighters"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Hicks G"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2021-01-20"
last_action: "2022-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4272aa4b-9386-45d7-ae62-84d5ebccbab9"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0335&GA=112"
source_hash: "b8b58ec00128fe53a034ef907ae07503a7da5d007c4b0df8579141833cc51070"
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 HB 335 (112) — Firefighters - As enacted, adds leukemia and testicular cancer to the list of cancers for which a presumption is created that certain conditions or impairments of full-time firefighters caused by leukemia, testicular cancer, or other listed cancers arose out of employment unless the contrary is shown by competent medical evidence. - Amends TCA Section 7-51-201.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0487** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0487.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0471** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0471.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0335.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/26/2022 Passed (2) — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/27/2022 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 1/25/2022 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022 4/26/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/26/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2022 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/1/2022 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 1/25/2022 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)
- Hicks G — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-20** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2021-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-16** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of Local Government Committee
- **2022-01-18** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 1/25/2022
- **2022-01-19** Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 1/25/2022
- **2022-01-25** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-01-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-01-26** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 2/1/2022
- **2022-01-31** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-01** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-02** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/9/2022
- **2022-02-02** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-09** Placed behind the budget
- **2022-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-14** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/19/2022
- **2022-04-19** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2022
- **2022-04-19** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/20/2022
- **2022-04-20** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-20** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-21** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022
- **2022-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-26** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-26** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 4/27/2022
- **2022-04-26** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-04-27** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-27** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-27** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0487) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-27** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-04-27** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-27** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0471)
- **2022-04-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-05-11** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-05-17** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-05-18** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-05-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1091
- **2022-06-01** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-06-01** Pub. Ch. 1091

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4272aa4b-9386-45d7-ae62-84d5ebccbab9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).