2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB0482: 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 introduced, adds prostate cancer, breast cancer, and pancreatic cancer to the list of cancers for which a presumption is created that certain conditions or impairments of full-time firefighters caused by prostate cancer, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, or other listed cancers arose out of employment unless the contrary is shown by competent medical evidence. - Amends TCA Section 7-51-201.
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Bill History
1/28/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/29/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed behind the budget
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
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
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
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
3/12/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
3/5/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/28/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 53
Democrat: 13
Primary Sponsor
Gary Hicks
Republican
Co-Sponsors (65)
Johnny Garrett
Republican
William Lamberth
Republican
William Slater
Republican
Rebecca Alexander
Republican
Jeremy Faison
Republican
Todd Warner
Republican
Jody Barrett
Republican
Scott Cepicky
Republican
Iris Rudder
Republican
Jeff Burkhart
Republican
Clay Doggett
Republican
John Crawford
Republican
Ed Butler
Republican
Esther Helton-Haynes
Republican
Clark Boyd
Republican
Kevin Vaughan
Republican
Mary Littleton
Republican
Pat Marsh
Republican
Dan Howell
Republican
Rusty Grills
Republican
John Gillespie
Republican
Paul Sherrell
Republican
Jerome Moon
Republican
Bryan Terry
Republican
Susan Lynn
Republican
Greg Vital
Republican
Aftyn Behn
Democrat
Timothy Hill
Republican
Renea Jones
Republican
Kip Capley
Republican
Bob Freeman
Democrat
John Clemmons
Democrat
Bo Mitchell
Democrat
Jason Powell
Democrat
Harold Love
Democrat
Caleb Hemmer
Democrat
David Hawk
Republican
Bud Hulsey
Republican
Dennis Powers
Republican
Jake McCalmon
Republican
Rick Eldridge
Republican
Jesse Chism
Democrat
Tom Leatherwood
Republican
Yusuf Hakeem
Democrat
Michele Reneau
Republican
Greg Martin
Republican
Ron Gant
Republican
Antonio Parkinson
Democrat
Mark White
Republican
Rush Bricken
Republican
Chris Hurt
Republican
Kelly Keisling
Republican
Elaine Davis
Republican
Debra Moody
Republican
Lee Reeves
Republican
G.A. Hardaway
Democrat
Charlie Baum
Republican
Lowell Russell
Republican
Fred Atchley
Republican
Jay Reedy
Republican
Chris Todd
Republican
Michael Hale
Republican
Kirk Haston
Republican
Johnny Shaw
Democrat
Larry Miller
Democrat