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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Workers Compensation - As enacted, authorizes the chief administrative officer of the bureau of workers' compensation of the department of labor and workforce development to disburse funds from the subsequent injury and vocational recovery fund for costs associated with implementing and maintaining a computer system for the bureau of workers' compensation; makes other changes related to workers' compensation. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6, Part 2."
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description: "Workers Compensation - As enacted, authorizes the chief administrative officer of the bureau of workers' compensation of the department of labor and workforce development to disburse funds from the subsequent injury and vocational recovery fund for costs associated with implementing and maintaining a computer system for the bureau of workers' compensation; makes other changes related to workers' compensation. - 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: "114"
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identifier: "SB 1861"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 1861 (114)"
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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"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 21
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2026-01-21"
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last_action: "2026-05-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4653336-abdb-4c44-9852-b1e7f6ce537c"
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source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1861&ga=114"
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source_hash: "24f9f83ee60a10111a5412a189f4a3b57027896a0d3609a8fe3abe20e7a05c74"
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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 1861 (114) — Workers Compensation - As enacted, authorizes the chief administrative officer of the bureau of workers' compensation of the department of labor and workforce development to disburse funds from the subsequent injury and vocational recovery fund for costs associated with implementing and maintaining a computer system for the bureau of workers' compensation; makes other changes related to workers' compensation. - 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://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1861.pdf)
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## Votes
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- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, & Means Committee 2/17/2026 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
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- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/3/2026 Passed (1) — **9–2** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) — **82–8** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/5/2026 Passed — **26–5** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Johnson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-21** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2026-01-22** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2026-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-10** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/17/2026
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- **2026-02-17** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
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- **2026-02-24** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
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- **2026-03-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/5/2026
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- **2026-03-03** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2026-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
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- **2026-03-05** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2026-03-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 5 `passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2026-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 8, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
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- **2026-04-01** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-04-01** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
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- **2026-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-04-14** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-05** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
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- **2026-05-05** Pub. Ch. 705
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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/f4653336-abdb-4c44-9852-b1e7f6ce537c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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