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type: "Bill"
title: "Workers Compensation - As enacted, removes liability of a general contractor, intermediate contractor, or subcontractor for workers' compensation to a construction services provider for injuries occurring during the time period of December 9, 2019, through September 9, 2021, if certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6, Part 9."
description: "Workers Compensation - As enacted, removes liability of a general contractor, intermediate contractor, or subcontractor for workers' compensation to a construction services provider for injuries occurring during the time period of December 9, 2019, through September 9, 2021, if certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6, Part 9."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 629"
citation: "Tennessee SB 629 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Workers Compensation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Boyd"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-25"
last_action: "2021-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6ba42a2-dec9-4b8d-8948-8105e3aa375e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0629&GA=112"
source_hash: "552f3444ed3c1159aa6b386ad221890871b6340c4964d9de33eba5018d5ecdee"
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 629 (112) — Workers Compensation - As enacted, removes liability of a general contractor, intermediate contractor, or subcontractor for workers' compensation to a construction services provider for injuries occurring during the time period of December 9, 2019, through September 9, 2021, if certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6, Part 9.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0629.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE BANKING AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/24/2021 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/11/2021 Passed (1) — **900** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/22/2021 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/8/2021 3/4/2021 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/2/2021 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/16/2021 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bell — primary (person)
- Boyd — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-25** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2021-02-17** Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 2/24/2021
- **2021-02-24** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/2/2021
- **2021-02-24** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-02** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/4/2021
- **2021-03-04** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/8/2021
- **2021-03-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/11/21
- **2021-03-08** Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- **2021-03-09** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-03-11** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-03-15** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-03-16** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/22/2021
- **2021-03-22** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-03-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-03-23** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-03-26** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-03-29** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-03-31** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-12** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 90
- **2021-04-12** Effective date(s) 04/07/2021
- **2021-04-12** Pub. Ch. 90
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f6ba42a2-dec9-4b8d-8948-8105e3aa375e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).