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

SB 408: 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.

Enacted Last action May 13, 2025: Pub. Ch. 299

Plain-language summary

SB 408 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 28, 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: Paul Bailey (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Pub. Ch. 299.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican).