Workers Compensation - As enacted, increases, from 30 to 35, the minimum age for an individual to serve as a judge on the workers' compensation appeals board; increases, from two to three, the number of additional terms to which a judge of the workers' compensation appeals board may be reappointed; makes other changes related to workers' compensation. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6, Part 2.

HB 128 amends Tennessee's workers' compensation laws primarily by changing qualifications for judges on the workers' compensation appeals board. It raises the minimum age for appointment from 30 to 35 years and increases allowable reappointments from two to three additional terms. The bill also extends a deadline for certain injury claims from June 30, 2025, to June 30, 2030, and adds burial costs to covered medical expenses. These changes directly affect individuals seeking appointment or reappointment to the appeals board and adjust procedural timelines for claimants. The bill became effective July 1, 2025.