---
type: "Bill"
title: "Workers Compensation - As enacted, makes various changes to the Workers' Compensation Law. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6."
description: "Workers Compensation - As enacted, makes various changes to the Workers' Compensation Law. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 263"
citation: "Tennessee SB 263 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Workers Compensation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29d941e9-09be-472d-a1b9-fcf9681826b7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0263&GA=113"
source_hash: "1dc67b904180de899425690d87f5f4f58483b5b37eee7ed6c27398f1d81621b8"
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 263 (113) — Workers Compensation - As enacted, makes various changes to the Workers' Compensation Law. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0020.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0010** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0010.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0011** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0011.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0263.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/13/2023 Passed (1) — **80–13** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/7/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/16/2023 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur 3/16/2023 Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-19** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-21** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `passage`
- **2023-01-31** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/7/2023
- **2023-02-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-02-14** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/16/2023
- **2023-02-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-02-16** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-16** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0011)
- **2023-02-16** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0010)
- **2023-02-23** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-13** Passed H., as am., Ayes 80, Nays 13, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2023-03-13** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0020) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-13** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/16/2023
- **2023-03-16** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0020) `passage`
- **2023-03-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-03-29** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-04** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-04** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-18** Effective date(s) 04/13/2023; 07/01/2023
- **2023-04-18** Pub. Ch. 145

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/29d941e9-09be-472d-a1b9-fcf9681826b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).