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TN HB 5

died on adjournment

Remedies and Special Proceedings - 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.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Introduced
2025-01-14
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-03-26 — Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bulsoprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-11-06

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-01-14

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-01-15

    P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

  4. 2025-01-16

    Ref. to Judiciary Committee - Health Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-01-28

    Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-03-05

    Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

  7. 2025-03-12

    Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  8. 2025-03-12

    Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2025

  9. 2025-03-19

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025

  10. 2025-03-19

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

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-03-26

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025

  12. 2025-03-26

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025

  13. 2025-04-02

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

  14. 2025-04-02

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025

  15. 2025-04-09

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  16. 2025-04-09

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Health Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-01-14

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  18. 2026-01-21

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 1/27/2026

  19. 2026-01-23

    Meeting Canceled

  20. 2026-01-28

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/3/2026

  21. 2026-02-03

    Action def. in Health Committee to 2/10/2026

  22. 2026-02-04

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/10/2026

  23. 2026-02-04

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  24. 2026-02-10

    Action def. in Health Committee to 3/3/2026

  25. 2026-02-17

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  26. 2026-02-25

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/3/2026

  27. 2026-02-25

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  28. 2026-03-03

    Action def. in Health Committee to 3/10/2026

  29. 2026-03-04

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/10/2026

  30. 2026-03-10

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2026-03-11

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026

  32. 2026-03-11

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  33. 2026-03-12

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026

  34. 2026-03-16

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026

  35. 2026-03-16

    Reset on cal. for 3/26/2026

  36. 2026-03-16

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  37. 2026-03-25

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  38. 2026-03-26

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  39. 2026-03-26

    Comp. SB subst.

  40. 2026-03-26

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

    sponsorship

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/19/2025 Passed

    2025-03-19 · pass · 7-1

  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Health Committee 4/9/2025 Passed

    2025-04-09 · pass · 14-6

  • HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/10/2026 Passed

    2026-03-10 · pass · 17-6

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 3/12/2026

    2026-03-16 · fail · 0-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0005&ga=114

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