2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB0310: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 51 and Title 50, Chapter 6, relative to post-traumatic stress disorder in first responders.
Legislative Summary
As introduced, creates a presumption that the diagnosis of a law enforcement officer or emergency medical responder with post-traumatic stress disorder as the result of responding to certain incidents was incurred in the line of duty for purposes of workers' compensation coverage. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51 and Title 50, Chapter 6.
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Bill History
1/22/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
1/29/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Placed behind the budget
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 1, PNV 0
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
4/22/2025
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
4/22/2025
Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0
Senate
Roll Call Votes
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt
4/22/2025
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/21/2025
91
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/17/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/17/2025
27
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/8/2025
19
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
3/19/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/21/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 16
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Aron Maberry
Republican
Co-Sponsors (16)
Richard Scarbrough
Republican
Kevin Raper
Republican
Johnny Garrett
Republican
Michele Carringer
Republican
Lowell Russell
Republican
Debra Moody
Republican
G.A. Hardaway
Democrat
Jeff Burkhart
Republican
Rick Eldridge
Republican
Chris Todd
Republican
Jake McCalmon
Republican
Clay Doggett
Republican
David Hawk
Republican
Dan Howell
Republican
Esther Helton-Haynes
Republican
Mark White
Republican