Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 534: Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, prohibits governmental entities or local boards of education from extending immunity granted to independent school bus contractors rather than independent school bus owners and operators for providing school-related transportation services; requires liability insurance coverage in a contract or agreement between a local board of education and an independent school bus contractor for such services to be in an amount sufficient to satisfy applicable law; permits evidence of such coverage to include a certificate of insurance from an insurance provider that lists the local board of education as an additional insured. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 20.

In committee Last action May 13, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 299

Plain-language summary

HB 534 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, prohibits governmental entities or local boards of education from extending immunity granted to independent school bus contractors rather than independent school bus owners and operators for providing school-related transportation services; requires liability insurance coverage in a contract or agreement between a local board of education and an independent school bus contractor for such services to be in an amount sufficient to satisfy applicable law; permits evidence of such coverage to include a certificate of insurance from an insurance provider that lists the local board of education as an additional insured. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 20. Primary sponsor: Iris Rudder (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 299.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Iris Rudder (Republican).