2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0004: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29, relative to governmental tort liability.

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

11/6/2024
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
1/15/2025
P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
House of Representatives
1/16/2025
Ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/12/2025
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 2/26/2025
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/5/2025
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
No Action Taken
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
3/5/2025
5
Yea
2
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(11/6/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Gino Bulso
Gino Bulso
Republican

Documents

Draft
Bill Text3/25/20258.1 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/28/20258.1 KB
Draft
Bill Text11/6/20248.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/8/2025164.8 KB