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

HB 811: Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, allows a charitable organization that provides housing to a person whom the charitable organization knows is unlawfully present in the United States to be held liable for a loss, damages, injury, or death resulting from a criminal offense committed by the person who is unlawfully present in the United States while the person is receiving housing services from the charitable organization if the charitable organization's conduct in providing housing constitutes negligence, gross negligence, or willful and wanton misconduct. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 34.

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 811 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, allows a charitable organization that provides housing to a person whom the charitable organization knows is unlawfully present in the United States to be held liable for a loss, damages, injury, or death resulting from a criminal offense committed by the person who is unlawfully present in the United States while the person is receiving housing services from the charitable organization if the charitable organization's conduct in providing housing constitutes negligence, gross negligence, or willful and wanton misconduct. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 34. Primary sponsor: Rusty Grills (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 311.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rusty GrillsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse77

“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. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 311
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025
  5. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025
  6. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  7. Sponsor(s) Added.
  8. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
  9. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025
  10. Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
  11. Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
  12. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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