Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, confers civil immunity on a local government for any defect or malfunction in a software program intended to assist families of non-communicative persons register with law enforcement if designed and distributed in good faith by the local government and without cost; provides exception to immunity for claims based on gross negligence, willful misconduct, or bad faith. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 86; Title 9; Title 36 and Title 38.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Jan 28, 2019
Signed Apr 5, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2019 · House Mar 18, 2019
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 25, 2019
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
14
Committee
14
Apr 5, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Mar 21, 2019
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/19/2019
upper
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2019
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/5/2019
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/27/2019
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/12/2019
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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