---
type: "Bill"
title: "Workers Compensation - As enacted, revises provisions governing attorneys' fees and costs in certain workers' compensation claims cases. - Amends TCA Section 50-6-102 and Section 50-6-226."
description: "Workers Compensation - As enacted, revises provisions governing attorneys' fees and costs in certain workers' compensation claims cases. - Amends TCA Section 50-6-102 and Section 50-6-226."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 2304"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2304 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Workers Compensation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beck", "Roberts"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 35
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-31"
last_action: "2018-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2192ba71-38f5-4aab-b098-9d37eb88c835"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2304&GA=110"
source_hash: "460b2346b77483c170341088456ae5412a3fd56a2ad36b2a8c735fc5ba94e373"
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 2304 (110) — Workers Compensation - As enacted, revises provisions governing attorneys' fees and costs in certain workers' compensation claims cases. - Amends TCA Section 50-6-102 and Section 50-6-226.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB2304.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2018 PASSED (1) — **91–2** (fail) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/26/2018 3/22/2018 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/2/2018 PASSED (2) — **32–0** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/2/2018 PASSED (1) — **32–0** (fail) · upper
- CONSUMER AND HUMAN RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee 3/7/2018 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- CONSUMER AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/14/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Beck — primary (person)
- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-31** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** Assigned to s/c Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** P2C, ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2018-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee for 3/7/2018
- **2018-03-06** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/12/2018
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Consumer and Human Resources Committee for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-07** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-12** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-03-14** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/22/2018
- **2018-03-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/26/2018
- **2018-03-26** Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 2, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2018-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-26** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0883) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-03-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/29/2018
- **2018-03-28** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-03-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/2/2018
- **2018-03-29** Senate Reset on calendar 4/2/18
- **2018-04-02** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-02** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0758)
- **2018-04-02** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-04-02** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-03** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-04-04** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-05** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-06** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-18** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-23** Pub. Ch. 757
- **2018-04-23** Effective date(s) 04/18/2018
- **2018-04-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 757

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2192ba71-38f5-4aab-b098-9d37eb88c835`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).