Tennessee House Bill HB0228

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/21/25
• Refer: 2/3/25
• Refer: 2/10/25
• Chaptered: 3/21/25
• Passed: 3/21/25

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 50, Chapter 6, relative to the advisory council on workers' compensation.

Summary

HB0228 amends Tennessee law governing state boards and commissions to update the status of the advisory council on workers' compensation. The bill removes the council from one statutory list of entities subject to automatic repeal and adds it to another list, which has the practical effect of preserving the council and recognizing it as an ongoing state entity. The measure is narrow and administrative rather than substantive. It does not change workers' compensation benefits, employer obligations, or claims procedures; instead, it ensures the advisory council created under Tennessee Code Annotated § 50-6-121 remains authorized under the state’s board-and-commission framework.

Impact

The bill changes Tennessee Code Annotated Title 4 and Title 50 by deleting the advisory council on workers' compensation from one subsection of the state’s sunset/continuation provisions and adding it to another subsection that keeps the council in effect. This preserves the council’s legal existence and allows it to continue advising on workers' compensation matters without interruption.

Sentiment

The bill appears to have been noncontroversial and broadly supported. It passed the House Government Operations Committee 10-0 and later passed the House on the consent calendar by a vote of 89-0, indicating unanimous or near-unanimous agreement and no recorded opposition in the available materials.

Contention

No significant points of contention are reflected in the available record. Because the bill is a technical housekeeping measure affecting the advisory council’s statutory status, any discussion likely centered on administrative continuity and the proper placement of the council within Tennessee’s board-and-commission statutes rather than on policy disputes about workers' compensation itself.