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type: "Bill"
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title: "Workers Compensation - As enacted, requires that disputes concerning an employer's failure to provide medical care and treatment, medical services or medical benefits, or both, meet certain requirements; removes requirement that all compensation be paid prior to an employee qualifying for vocational recovery assistance; extends current provisions, as amended, for four years; authorizes workers' compensation judges to conduct judicial settlement conferences. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6, Part 2."
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description: "Workers Compensation - As enacted, requires that disputes concerning an employer's failure to provide medical care and treatment, medical services or medical benefits, or both, meet certain requirements; removes requirement that all compensation be paid prior to an employee qualifying for vocational recovery assistance; extends current provisions, as amended, for four years; authorizes workers' compensation judges to conduct judicial settlement conferences. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6, Part 2."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "112"
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identifier: "SB 764"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 764 (112)"
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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", "Lamberth"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 42
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2021-01-06"
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last_action: "2021-05-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74875ece-cc9e-401b-92fa-949368027d67"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0764&GA=112"
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source_hash: "57c93e1a0f7f46fe47f84ca168de27e240d1ebce1189574e9f64d16f1ef9e513"
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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 764 (112) — Workers Compensation - As enacted, requires that disputes concerning an employer's failure to provide medical care and treatment, medical services or medical benefits, or both, meet certain requirements; removes requirement that all compensation be paid prior to an employee qualifying for vocational recovery assistance; extends current provisions, as amended, for four years; authorizes workers' compensation judges to conduct judicial settlement conferences. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6, Part 2.
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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](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0764.pdf)
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## Votes
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- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/22/2021 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE BANKING AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/24/2021 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/10/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/2/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/6/2021 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
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- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/16/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/12/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
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- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/22/2021 3/18/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Johnson — primary (person)
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- Lamberth — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-06** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-01-12** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2021-01-13** Ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-13** P2C held on desk.
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- **2021-01-27** Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2021-02-10** Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 2/17/2021
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- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
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- **2021-02-17** Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 2/24/2021
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- **2021-02-17** Meeting Canceled
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- **2021-02-24** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/2/2021
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- **2021-02-24** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-02** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/10/2021
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- **2021-03-03** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/16/2021
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- **2021-03-10** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-16** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2021
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- **2021-03-18** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/22/2021
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- **2021-03-22** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
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- **2021-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
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- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
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- **2021-03-25** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2021-03-30** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
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- **2021-03-30** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 4/6/2021
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- **2021-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2021-04-06** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2021-04-08** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/12/2021
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- **2021-04-12** Companion House Bill substituted
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- **2021-04-12** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2021-04-12** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
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- **2021-04-14** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
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- **2021-04-15** Signed by H. Speaker
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- **2021-04-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-04-20** Signed by Senate Speaker
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- **2021-04-30** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 286
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- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 04/30/2021
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- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 286
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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/74875ece-cc9e-401b-92fa-949368027d67`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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