2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0005: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 29-39-102, relative to civil damage awards.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, increases the amount of compensation an injured plaintiff in a civil action may receive for noneconomic damages from $750,000 to $1.5 million; increases the amount of compensation an injured plaintiff in a civil action may receive for noneconomic damages, if the injury or loss is catastrophic in nature, from $1 million to $2 million. - Amends TCA Section 29-39-102.

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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 - Health Committee
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
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
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0369

Amendment 1-0 to HB0005

4/9/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Health Committee
4/9/2025
14
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
3/19/2025
7
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

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

Documents

Draft
Bill Text3/5/20258.2 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/28/20258.2 KB
Draft
Bill Text11/6/20248.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/24/2025116.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/3/2025141.4 KB