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TN House Speaker Says No Consensus on Special Session

By AP

Nashville, TN – Tennessee House Speaker Kent Williams says there's no consensus among lawmakers about whether to call a special legislative session next month to delay a workers' compensation law. Williams says his impression is that some lawmakers would prefer to wait until the January session to address the law. The law requiring workers' compensation coverage for most sole proprietors in the construction industry was passed in 2008 and is set to take effect December 31st. Governor Phil Bredesen says he's not against calling a special session, but only if there's agreement over proposed changes. Otherwise he'd prefer to wait until January.