Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, limits the liability of a person or entity that contracts with the department of children's services to provide foster care services to children in the department's custody in the same manner that the department's liability is limited from civil actions or claims filed by the children and families who are the intended or actual recipients of those services; specifies that a claim against the contractor arising from the contractor's provision of foster care continuum services to children in the department's custody must be filed with a court of competent jurisdiction and will not be heard by the claims commission. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 29 and Title 37.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 19, 2022
Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2022 · House Mar 21, 2022
How they voted
26–0
Passed
Total votes 26
Mar 21, 2022
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
15
Committee
14
Amendments
1
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0610)
upper
Mar 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 1
upper
Mar 21, 2022
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0544)
upper
Mar 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 14, PNV 1
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2022
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/9/2022
upper
Mar 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/8/2022
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/3/2022
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/8/2022
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/1/2022
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 2/23/2022
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/15/2022
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Jan 25, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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