Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 419
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.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Hensley (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 23, 2026): Placed on Senate Message Calendar 3 for 4/23/2026
Text versions
- Current Version
- Amendment SA0357
- Amendment HA0369
- Amendment HA0679
- Amendment HA0673
- Amendment HA0680
- Amendment HA0750
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 26, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR REREFER TO COMMITTEE AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2026 Failed | fail | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 26, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 4 BY BULSO PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 26, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 9, 2025 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/9/2025 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 1, 2025 Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0 4/1/2025 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- Apr 23, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Message Calendar 3 for 4/23/2026 - Apr 23, 2026 · House
Held on desk. - Apr 22, 2026 · House
Conference Committee appointed (Hensley, Watson, Kyle) - Apr 22, 2026 · House
H. Placed on Message Calendar 3 for 4/22/2026 - Apr 22, 2026 · House
Conf. comm. appointed. (Reps. Bulso, Carringer, Terry, Salinas) - Apr 21, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026 - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026 - Apr 16, 2026 · House
H. Placed on Message Calendar 2 for 4/16/2026 - Apr 16, 2026 · House
H. refused to recede from adopting H. am. 4 - Apr 15, 2026 · House
Senate refused to concur in amendment - Apr 13, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/15/2026 - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Senate Reset on calendar for 4/15/2026 - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Apr 7, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/9/2026 - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Senate Reset on calendar for 4/9/2026 - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/2/2026 - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Senate Reset on calendar for 4/2/2026 - Mar 27, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/30/2026 - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Subst. for comp. HB. - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0369) - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0673) - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0680) - Mar 26, 2026 · House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 4 - HA0750) - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 71, Nays 23, PNV 1 - Apr 10, 2025 · House
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - Apr 9, 2025 · House
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0357) - Apr 9, 2025 · Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 5 - Apr 9, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Apr 9, 2025 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - Apr 7, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2025 - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0 - Mar 31, 2025 · House
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025 - Mar 31, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025 - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025 - Mar 24, 2025 · House
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025 - Mar 19, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025 - Mar 5, 2025 · House
Sponsor change. - Feb 12, 2025 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration - Jan 28, 2025 · House
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