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TN HB 873

died on adjournment

Remedies and Special Proceedings - As enacted, removes the ability to bring a civil liability action for negligence per se against a seller of a qualified product; expands "qualified products" to include knives, body armor, pepper spray, silencers, and other certain products; requires physical injury for a negligent entrustment action rather than an unreasonable risk of physical injury; specifies that a person who will be subject to an ordinance in the future or reasonably intends to be physically present in the political subdivision is an adversely affected party for purposes of filing certain actions; makes various other changes regarding civil actions against arms dealers, manufacturers, and sellers and the preemption of local regulation of firearms. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 42 and Title 39.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 873 pass?

No. TN HB 873 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-13): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 329

What is TN HB 873 about?

TN HB 873 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Remedies and Special Proceedings - As enacted, removes the ability to bring a civil liability action for negligence per se against a seller of a qualified product; expands "qualified products" to include knives, body armor, pepper spray, silencers, and other certain products; requires physical injury for a negligent entrustment action rather than an unreasonable risk of physical injury; specifies that a person who will be subject to an ordinance in the future or reasonably intends to be physically present in the political subdivision is an adversely affected party for purposes of filing certain actions; makes various other changes regarding civil actions against arms dealers, manufacturers, and sellers and the preemption of local regulation of firearms. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 42 and Title 39.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 873?

Fritts is the primary sponsor of TN HB 873.

Introduced
2025-02-05
Latest action
2025-05-13 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 329
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Frittsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-04

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-05

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-06

    P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-10

    Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-24

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  6. 2025-03-04

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  7. 2025-03-19

    Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  8. 2025-03-26

    Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

  9. 2025-03-26

    Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025

  10. 2025-03-27

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  11. 2025-04-02

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025

  12. 2025-04-02

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  13. 2025-04-09

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025

  14. 2025-04-09

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  15. 2025-04-09

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2025-04-10

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025

  17. 2025-04-14

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  18. 2025-04-15

    Comp. SB subst.

  19. 2025-04-15

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  20. 2025-05-13

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 329

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 4/2/2025 Passed (3)

    2025-04-02 · pass · 5-1

  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/9/2025 Passed (2)

    2025-04-09 · pass · 17-5

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 4/10/2025 (1)

    2025-04-14 · fail · 0-0

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0873&ga=114

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