2021-2022 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB0335: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-51-201, relative to compensation paid to firefighters for certain conditions or injuries.
Legislative Summary
As enacted, adds leukemia and testicular cancer to the list of cancers for which a presumption is created that certain conditions or impairments of full-time firefighters caused by leukemia, testicular cancer, or other listed cancers arose out of employment unless the contrary is shown by competent medical evidence. - Amends TCA Section 7-51-201.
Bill History
1/20/2021
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/8/2021
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/10/2021
P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/10/2021
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/3/2021
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/10/2021
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/16/2021
House of Representatives
3/16/2021
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
1/19/2022
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 1/25/2022
House of Representatives
1/25/2022
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
1/26/2022
Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 2/1/2022
House of Representatives
1/31/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/1/2022
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/9/2022
House of Representatives
2/9/2022
Placed behind the budget
House of Representatives
4/20/2022
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/26/2022
House of Representatives
4/26/2022
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/26/2022
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2022
House of Representatives
4/26/2022
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/26/2022
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2022
House of Representatives
4/26/2022
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022
House of Representatives
4/27/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/27/2022
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
6/1/2022
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1091
Amendments
HA0487
Amendment 1-0 to HB0335
2/2/2022Not Adopted
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(6/1/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 23
Democrat: 4
Primary Sponsor

Gary Hicks
Republican
Co-Sponsors (26)
Kent Calfee
Republican
Sam Whitson
Republican
Lowell Russell
Republican
Paul Sherrell
Republican
Brandon Ogles
Republican
Jerome Moon
Republican
Jason Powell
Democrat
G.A. Hardaway
Democrat
Tom Leatherwood
Republican
Bob Freeman
Democrat
Patsy Hazlewood
Republican
Eddie Mannis
Republican
David Hawk
Republican
Esther Helton-Haynes
Republican
Rick Eldridge
Republican
Greg Vital
Republican
Scott Cepicky
Republican
Clay Doggett
Republican
Mary Littleton
Republican
Harold Love
Democrat
Dan Howell
Republican
Debra Moody
Republican
John Ragan
Republican
Terri Lynn Weaver
Republican
Jason Zachary
Republican
Dennis Powers
Republican