---
type: "Bill"
title: "Workers Compensation - As enacted, increases, from 30 to 35, the minimum age for an individual to serve as a judge on the workers' compensation appeals board; increases, from two to three, the number of additional terms to which a judge of the workers' compensation appeals board may be reappointed; makes other changes related to workers' compensation. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6, Part 2."
description: "Workers Compensation - As enacted, increases, from 30 to 35, the minimum age for an individual to serve as a judge on the workers' compensation appeals board; increases, from two to three, the number of additional terms to which a judge of the workers' compensation appeals board may be reappointed; makes other changes related to workers' compensation. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 128"
citation: "Tennessee HB 128 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Workers Compensation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-13"
last_action: "2025-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/413c2f63-862c-4577-bb20-f35910ecc616"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0128&ga=114"
source_hash: "142d053f076adbdeb61934e39a2352b5f04972d2b4a087e263bf2508b010c07b"
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 128 (114) — Workers Compensation - As enacted, increases, from 30 to 35, the minimum age for an individual to serve as a judge on the workers' compensation appeals board; increases, from two to three, the number of additional terms to which a judge of the workers' compensation appeals board may be reappointed; makes other changes related to workers' compensation. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6, Part 2.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0128.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/13/2025 Passed (1) — **26–5** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE BANKING AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/12/2025 Passed — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/3/2025 Passed (1) — **78–11** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/26/2025 Passed (2) — **18–4** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/3/2025 2/27/2025 — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-14** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-01-15** P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
- **2025-01-16** Ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-28** Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05** Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 2/12/2025
- **2025-02-12** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/19/2025
- **2025-02-12** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-19** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/26/2025
- **2025-02-19** Meeting Canceled
- **2025-02-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/27/2025
- **2025-02-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-27** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/3/2025
- **2025-03-03** Passed H., Ayes 78, Nays 11, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-03-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-03-06** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-03-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 5, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-03-13** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-03-14** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-04** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- **2025-04-04** Pub. Ch. 86

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/413c2f63-862c-4577-bb20-f35910ecc616`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).