Tennessee Subject | Tort Liability and Reform

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TNHB0004Intro
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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 ...
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2025-02-12
To House Civil Justice Subcommittee
TNSB0408Intro
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As introduced, prohibits governmental entities or local boards of education from extending immunity granted to independent school bus contractors rather than independent school bus owners and operators for providing school-related transportation serv...
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2025-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNSB0418Intro
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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 ...
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2025-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNSB0800Intro
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As introduced, increases the amount of medical, hospital, or doctor bills that are presumed in a civil action to have been necessary and reasonable if the bills are itemized in the complaint or civil warrant with an attached copy of the bills attache...
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2025-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNSB0842Intro
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As introduced, clarifies that any governmental entity may purchase any of the insurance authorized under state law, without the necessity of public bidding, as required by any public or private act or charter restriction, if such insurance is purchas...
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2025-02-12
To Senate State and Local Government Committee
TNHB1020Intro
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As introduced, specifies that a law enforcement officer who causes property damage to or inflicts personal injury upon a person during the course of the law enforcement officer's official duties is immune from civil liability if at the time the damag...
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2025-02-12
[Hearing: Feb 19 @ 1:30 pm]
To House Civil Justice Subcommittee
TNHB1123Intro
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As introduced, increases the amount of medical, hospital, or doctor bills that are presumed in a civil action to have been necessary and reasonable if the bills are itemized in the complaint or civil warrant with an attached copy of the bills attache...
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2025-02-12
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
TNHB0763Intro
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As introduced, clarifies that any governmental entity may purchase any of the insurance authorized under state law, without the necessity of public bidding, as required by any public or private act or charter restriction, if such insurance is purchas...
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2025-02-11
Sponsor change.
TNSB0227Intro
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As introduced, allows a charitable organization that provides housing to a person whom the charitable organization knows is unlawfully present in the United States to be held liable for a loss, damages, injury, or death resulting from a criminal offe...
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2025-02-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNSB0280Intro
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As introduced, specifies that a law enforcement officer who causes property damage to or inflicts personal injury upon a person during the course of the law enforcement officer's official duties is immune from civil liability if at the time the damag...
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2025-02-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNHB0811Intro
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As introduced, allows a charitable organization that provides housing to a person whom the charitable organization knows is unlawfully present in the United States to be held liable for a loss, damages, injury, or death resulting from a criminal offe...
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2025-02-10
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
TNHB0534Intro
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As introduced, prohibits governmental entities or local boards of education from extending immunity granted to independent school bus contractors rather than independent school bus owners and operators for providing school-related transportation serv...
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2025-02-05
Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee
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