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type: "Bill"
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title: "Workers Compensation - As enacted, removes requirement that every workers' compensation insurer that provides insurance for Tennessee workers' compensation claims be required to maintain a claims office or to contract with a claims adjuster located within this state. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6."
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description: "Workers Compensation - As enacted, removes requirement that every workers' compensation insurer that provides insurance for Tennessee workers' compensation claims be required to maintain a claims office or to contract with a claims adjuster located within this state. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "110"
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identifier: "SB 1615"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 1615 (110)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Workers Compensation"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lynn"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2018-01-16"
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last_action: "2018-04-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2415a20a-a752-43c5-91ca-ddaf4e7b41df"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1615&GA=110"
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source_hash: "5e748946103bf0b2bae06f0288b5189fc6bd7f8f5d24e0aa70d25d914368cfa1"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee SB 1615 (110) — Workers Compensation - As enacted, removes requirement that every workers' compensation insurer that provides insurance for Tennessee workers' compensation claims be required to maintain a claims office or to contract with a claims adjuster located within this state. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB1615.pdf)
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## Votes
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- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/12/2018 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/19/2018 PASSED — **32–0** (fail) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2018 PASSED (1) — **74–18** (fail) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Johnson — primary (person)
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- Lynn — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-01-16** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2018-01-17** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2018-01-18** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
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- **2018-01-19** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2018-01-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2018-01-24** Assigned to s/c Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-01-24** P2C, ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee for 3/7/2018
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- **2018-03-06** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/12/2018
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- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Consumer and Human Resources Committee for 3/14/2018
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- **2018-03-07** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-03-12** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2018-03-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-03-16** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/19/2018
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- **2018-03-19** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2018-03-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
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- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/22/2018
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- **2018-03-22** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2018-03-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/26/2018
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- **2018-03-26** Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 18, PNV 2 `passage`
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- **2018-03-26** Subst. for comp. HB.
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- **2018-03-26** Comp. SB subst.
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- **2018-03-27** Enrolled and ready for signatures
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- **2018-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
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- **2018-03-29** Signed by H. Speaker
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- **2018-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action.
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- **2018-04-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2018-04-23** Pub. Ch. 709
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- **2018-04-23** Effective date(s) 04/12/2018
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- **2018-04-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 709
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2415a20a-a752-43c5-91ca-ddaf4e7b41df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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