Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, provides that all actions, arbitrations, or other binding dispute resolution proceedings to recover damages for a deficiency in the design, planning, supervision, observation of construction, or construction of a trolley or light rail system, for injury to property, real or personal, arising out of any such deficiency, or for injury to the person or for wrongful death arising out of any such deficiency, must be brought against any governmental entity that owns, operates, or controls the trolley or light right system within four years after substantial completion of an improvement. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 20.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 9, 2021
Signed May 25, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 19, 2021 · House May 4, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Apr 19, 2021
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
21
Committee
21
Amendments
1
May 25, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
May 4, 2021
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0310)
upper
May 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
May 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
May 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/3/2021
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 5/3/2021
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/27/2021
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Re-ref. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2021
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0322)
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/14/2021
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/6/2021
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 4/6/2021
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/30/2021
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/30/2021
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/16/2021
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 20, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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