Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, revises provisions governing information to be filed by a plaintiff in an asbestos action; requires dismissal without prejudice of plaintiff's asbestos claim as to any defendant whose product or premises is not identified in the required information form; requires that plaintiff's asbestos claim be dismissed without prejudice if plaintiff fails to provide the required information. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 28 and Title 29, Chapter 34.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Feb 10, 2021
Signed Apr 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2021 · House Apr 12, 2021
How they voted
26–2
Passed
Total votes 28
Apr 8, 2021
D
Democratic3
66% Nay
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Apr 30, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0174)
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 70, Nays 22, PNV 0
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0177)
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 2
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass if am.; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/31/2021
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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