AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 50 and Title 57, relative to workers.
Summary
HB1126 makes a narrow administrative change to Tennessee law by allowing a report submitted under Tennessee Code Annotated § 4-58-106(b) to be filed electronically. The bill does not create a new program, benefit, or penalty; instead, it updates the filing method for an existing report so that it can be transmitted in digital form.
Although the caption references Titles 4, 50, and 57 and the bill is described as relating to workers, the operative language in the bill text amends only Title 4. The practical effect is to modernize a reporting requirement and reduce the need for paper submissions, which may make compliance easier for the affected filers and the administering state entity.
Impact
The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated § 4-58-106(b) to expressly permit electronic submission of a report. This changes state law only in the manner of filing, not in the substance of the reporting obligation itself. The affected parties are the individuals or entities required to submit the report under that subsection, as well as the state office receiving it, which may now accept electronic filings.
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 text alone, the measure appears routine and administrative, with an implied neutral-to-supportive policy posture because it streamlines compliance and modernizes state filing procedures.
Contention
No specific points of contention are documented in the provided context. If any concerns were raised, they would likely have centered on implementation details such as electronic filing access, recordkeeping, or whether all filers have equal ability to submit reports electronically, but none of those issues appear in the available transcripts or votes.