Civil Procedure - As enacted, authorizes a plaintiff in certain civil actions filed against an owner and operator of an uninsured motor vehicle, where comparative fault is or becomes an issue, to amend the complaint to add certain persons as defendants or institute a separate action against such persons within a certain time following the filing of the first answer or first amended answer alleging such person's fault if such actions would otherwise be barred by the statute of limitations and other criteria is met. - Amends TCA Title 20, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 12.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Jan 20, 2023
Signed Apr 28, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 6, 2023 · House Mar 13, 2023
How they voted
30–0
Passed
Total votes 30
Apr 6, 2023
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
14
Committee
11
Amendments
1
Apr 28, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0111)
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/9/2023
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/8/2023
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/28/2023
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 2/28/2023
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/21/2023
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 2/21/2023
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/7/2023
lower
Jan 24, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 21, 2023
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Jan 20, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gino Bulso
RRepublican
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