Tennessee SB 2212: Corporations, Not for Profit - As enacted, enacts the "Nonprofit Fair Assets Protection Act". - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12; Title 47; Title 48; Title 61 and Title 67.

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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 721
SENATE BILL NO. 2212
By Taylor, Bailey, White, Akbari, Pody, Yager, Haile, Gardenhire, Jackson, Lowe
Substituted for: House Bill No. 2477
By Parkinson, White, Gillespie, Littleton, Haston, Barrett, Lankford, Maberry, Sherrell, Moody, Hurt,
Rudd, Sparks, Baum, Vaughan, Leatherwood, Capley, Cepicky, Gary Hicks, Crawford, Hulsey,
Doggett, Warner, Alexander, Eldridge, Hill, Renea Jones, Tim Hicks, Moon, Lamberth, Garrett,
Shaw, Todd, Reneau, Vital, Greg Martin, Hakeem, Helton-Haynes, Camper, Clemmons, Atchley,
Raper, Dixie, Butler, Scarbrough, Stinnett, Russell, Hardaway, Bricken, McCalmon, Davis, Love,
Reeves, Terry, Wright, Glynn, Garringer, Hawk, Chism
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 24; Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 2; Title
38, Chapter 8 and Title 68, Chapter 140, relative to compensation for emergency responder
deaths in the line of duty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-51-210(c), is amended by deleting the
subsection and substituting:
(c) A claim for payment of an annuity pursuant to this section must be filed with the
department of finance and administration no later than three (3) years after the later of the
following:
( 1) The date of death of the decedent; or
(2) The date of a final order or other determination designating the decedent's
death as being in the line of duty that is issued by a court, administrative law judge, or
other state or local government official, entity, or body with the authority to issue such
order or determination.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-51-210(e), is amended by deleting the
subsection and substituting:
(e)(1) A denial of a claim made under this section by the estate of a law enforcement
officer is subject to review by the Tennessee peace officer standards and training
commission within one (1) year of the date of the denial. The commission has the
authority to review the claim and issue a final order or other determination which is
binding upon this state. The commission shall cause copies of the final order or
determination to be delivered to the claimant's estate and the department of finance
and administration.
(2) A denial of a claim made under this section by the estate of a firefighter or
volunteer rescue squad worker is subject to review by the commission on firefighting
personnel standards and education within one ( 1) year of the date of the denial. The
commission has the authority to review the claim and issue a final order or other
determination which is binding upon this state. The commission shall cause copies of
the final order or determination to be delivered to the claimant's estate and the
department of finance and administration. The commissioner shall not participate in
the commission's review of a denied claim; except, that the commissioner may offer
testimony regarding the commissioner's reasons for denying the claim, if requested
by the commission.

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(3) A denial of a claim made under this section by the estate of an emergency
medical technician is subject to review by the Tennessee emergency medical
services board within one (1) year of the date of the denial. The board has the
authority to review the claim and issue a final order or other determination which is
binding upon this state. The board shall cause copies of the final order or
determination to be delivered to the claimant's estate and the department of finance
and administration.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it, and
unless prohibited by the United States Constitution or Tennessee Constitution, is retroactive to
March 1, 2020.
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PASSED:
SENATE BILL NO. 2212
March 26, 2026
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' RANDY Mc.LL Y
SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
CAMEffl SEXTON, SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED this J~iJI- day of ~cil 2026
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BILL LEE, GOVERNOR