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

HB 4: Tort Liability and Reform - As introduced, increases the amount that a person may recover in an action brought against a local governmental entity under the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act for claims brought on or after July 1, 2025, to $750,000 for the bodily injury or death of a person, $1.5 million for the bodily injury or death of all persons in an accident, occurrence, or act, and $250,000 for the injury or destruction of property of others. - Amends TCA Title 29.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 4 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on November 6, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Tort Liability and Reform - As introduced, increases the amount that a person may recover in an action brought against a local governmental entity under the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act for claims brought on or after July 1, 2025, to $750,000 for the bodily injury or death of a person, $1.5 million for the bodily injury or death of all persons in an accident, occurrence, or act, and $250,000 for the injury or destruction of property of others. - Amends TCA Title 29. Primary sponsor: Gino Bulso (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 9, 2025): No Action Taken.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gino BulsoPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse61

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. No Action Taken
  2. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025
  3. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025
  4. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025
  5. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
  6. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2025
  7. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025
  8. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/19/2025
  9. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/19/2025
  10. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
  11. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/12/2025
  12. Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/5/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source