BillTrack50 logo
Free Signup Login
Bill

Bill > HB0976

TN HB0976

TN HB0976
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 2; Title 9; Title 50, Chapter 6 and Title 68, Chapter 102, relative to firefighters.

summary

Introduced
01/30/2023
In Committee
04/18/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
05/24/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/24/2023

Introduced Session

113th General Assembly

Bill Summary

As enacted, enacts the "James 'Dustin' Samples Act." - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 2; Title 9; Title 50, Chapter 6 and Title 68, Chapter 102.

AI Summary

This bill, known as the "James 'Dustin' Samples Act," amends Tennessee's laws related to firefighters. It does the following: 1. Establishes a presumption that if a firefighter is diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by a mental health professional due to certain traumatic experiences on the job, the PTSD is presumed to have been incurred in the line of duty and is compensable under workers' compensation, unless it is shown to be caused by non-service-related factors. 2. Creates a grant program within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to help employers (municipalities, counties, etc.) mitigate the costs of providing workers' compensation for firefighters diagnosed with PTSD. The grant requires the employer to provide mental health awareness training for its personnel. 3. Authorizes the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to promulgate rules to implement the grant program, which is set to expire on December 31, 2028. The overall purpose of this bill is to support firefighters who develop PTSD due to the traumatic nature of their work by making it easier for them to access workers' compensation benefits and providing financial assistance to their employers.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

Sponsors (94)

Johnny Garrett (R)*,  Becky Jo Alexander (R),  Jody Barrett (R),  Charlie Baum (R),  Bill Beck (D),  Clark Boyd (R),  Rush Bricken (R),  Gino Bulso (R),  Jeff Burkhart (R),  Ed Butler (R),  Scotty Campbell (R),  Karen Camper (D),  Kip Capley (R),  Dale Carr (R),  Michele Carringer (R),  Scott Cepicky (R),  Jesse Chism (D),  John Clemmons (D),  Mark Cochran (R),  John Crawford (R),  Tandy Darby (R),  Elaine Davis (R),  Vincent Dixie (D),  Clay Doggett (R),  Rick Eldridge (R),  Jeremy Faison (R),  Andrew Farmer (R),  Bob Freeman (D),  Monty Fritts (R),  Ron Gant (R),  John Gillespie (R),  Ronnie Glynn (D),  Rusty Grills (R),  Yusuf Hakeem (D),  Michael Hale (R),  G.A. Hardaway (D),  Torrey Harris (D),  Kirk Haston (R),  David Hawk (R),  Esther Helton (R),  Caleb Hemmer (D),  Gary Hicks (R),  Tim Hicks (R),  John Holsclaw (R),  Dan Howell (R),  Bud Hulsey (R),  Chris Hurt (R),  Darren Jernigan (D),  Curtis Johnson (R),  Gloria Johnson (D),  Justin Jones (D),  Kelly Keisling (R),  Doc Kumar (R),  Justin Lafferty (R),  William Lamberth (R),  Tom Leatherwood (R),  Mary Littleton (R),  Harold Love (D),  Susan Lynn (R),  Pat Marsh (R),  Brock Martin (R),  Greg Martin (R),  Jake McCalmon (R),  Sam McKenzie (D),  Larry Miller (D),  Debra Moody (R),  Jerome Moon (R),  Antonio Parkinson (D),  Jason Powell (D),  Dennis Powers (R),  John Ragan (R),  Kevin Raper (R),  Jay Reedy (R),  Bryan Richey (R),  Tim Rudd (R),  Iris Rudder (R),  Lowell Russell (R),  Johnny Shaw (D),  Paul Sherrell (R),  William Slater (R),  Mike Sparks (R),  Robert Stevens (R),  Bryan Terry (R),  Dwayne Thompson (D),  Chris Todd (R),  Ron Travis (R),  Kevin Vaughan (R),  Greg Vital (R),  Todd Warner (R),  Mark White (R),  Sam Whitson (R),  Ryan Williams (R),  Dave Wright (R),  Jason Zachary (R), 

Last Action

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 465 (on 05/24/2023)
(1 Companion Bills)

bill text

bill summary

Loading...

bill summary

Loading...
Loading...