Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, provides that an owner, tenant, or lessee is not liable for injuries to a person that occur when the person is on the land of the owner, tenant, or lessee without paying to the owner, tenant, or lessee a valuable consideration for use of the land for the purpose of entering or exiting from or using a public greenway, unless the injuries were caused by the gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct of the owner, tenant, or lessee. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 28; Title 29; Title 54; Title 55; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66 and Title 69.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Feb 2, 2022
Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2022 · House Mar 21, 2022
How they voted
26–0
Passed
Total votes 26
Mar 3, 2022
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 21, 2022
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0629)
upper
Mar 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 85, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0511)
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/9/2022
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/23/2022
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Intro.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JH
Jason Hodges
DDemocratic
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