---
type: "Bill"
title: "Workers Compensation - As enacted, revises and rearranges certain provisions governing construction services providers, the penalties for noncompliance of insurance requirements, and the exemption from having workers' compensation insurance; revisions to be effective from July 1, 2021, until July 1, 2024. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 50, Chapter 6 and Title 56."
description: "Workers Compensation - As enacted, revises and rearranges certain provisions governing construction services providers, the penalties for noncompliance of insurance requirements, and the exemption from having workers' compensation insurance; revisions to be effective from July 1, 2021, until July 1, 2024. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 50, Chapter 6 and Title 56."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1577"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1577 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Workers Compensation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Boyd"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-11"
last_action: "2021-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/23c2b6ac-5a07-48db-a927-4fb521f47385"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1577&GA=112"
source_hash: "d2a755ac8f26fdae55c8295e5eab5ed0b8d6eaed2c7ba25ed4d920f49b9163f7"
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 1577 (112) — Workers Compensation - As enacted, revises and rearranges certain provisions governing construction services providers, the penalties for noncompliance of insurance requirements, and the exemption from having workers' compensation insurance; revisions to be effective from July 1, 2021, until July 1, 2024. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 50, Chapter 6 and Title 56.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0057** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0057.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0092** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0092.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1577.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/22/2021 3/18/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment, referred to Senate Calendar Committee 3/16/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE BANKING AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/10/2021 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/16/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/1/2021 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/22/2021 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)
- Boyd — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2021-02-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-24** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2021-03-03** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-03** Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03** Ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-09** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-10** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee, Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-03-16** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2021
- **2021-03-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/22/2021
- **2021-03-22** Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-22** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0057) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-03-25** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-03-30** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/1/2021
- **2021-04-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-01** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-01** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-01** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0092)
- **2021-04-01** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-05** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-07** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-08** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 189
- **2021-05-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-05-03** Pub. Ch. 189

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/23c2b6ac-5a07-48db-a927-4fb521f47385`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).