Tennessee House Bill HB0832

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/4/25
• Refer: 3/5/25

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 49; Title 50; Title 55 and Title 68, relative to firefighters.

Summary

HB0832 makes a narrow change to Tennessee law governing firefighter-related provisions in Tennessee Code Annotated. Specifically, it amends TCA § 4-24-104(c)(4)(A) by shortening a notice or waiting period from “two (2) weeks” to “fifteen (15) days.” The bill does not add new programs or broad policy changes; it simply adjusts an existing statutory deadline by one day. Because the bill text only changes a single time period, its practical effect is limited to the firefighters and any state or local administrative process governed by that section of law. The amendment could slightly accelerate whatever action, filing, or response is tied to the current two-week period, but the bill does not otherwise alter eligibility, benefits, duties, or enforcement mechanisms.

Impact

The bill amends one subsection of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, reducing a statutory timeframe from two weeks to 15 days. This changes the timing requirements for the affected firefighter-related process under § 4-24-104(c)(4)(A), and any agencies, employers, or individuals subject to that provision would need to comply with the shorter deadline. No other statutes are changed in the bill text provided.

Sentiment

There is no recorded committee transcript or vote history in the provided materials, so there is no direct evidence of debate or opposition. Based on the bill’s limited scope and technical nature, the measure appears to be a straightforward administrative adjustment rather than a controversial policy proposal.

Contention

No specific points of contention are documented in the available materials. If any concern were to arise, it would likely center on whether shortening the deadline from two weeks to 15 days gives affected parties sufficient time to act, but no legislator, committee member, or stakeholder is identified as raising that issue in the provided record.