TN HB0004 | 2025-2026 | 114th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 6 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-15 - P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 6 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-15 - P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, increases the amount that a person may recover in an action brought against a local governmental entity under the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act for claims brought on or after July 1, 2025, to $750,000 for the bodily injury or death of a person, $1.5 million for the bodily injury or death of all persons in an accident, occurrence, or act, and $250,000 for the injury or destruction of property of others. - Amends TCA Title 29.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29, relative to governmental tort liability.
Sponsors
| Rep. Gino Bulso [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-15 | House | P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees |
| 2025-01-14 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2024-11-06 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Tennessee State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0004&ga=114 |
| Text | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0004.pdf |
