Tennessee House Bill 187

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 2 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-02 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

As enacted, authorizes a plaintiff in certain civil actions filed against an owner and operator of an uninsured motor vehicle, where comparative fault is or becomes an issue, to amend the complaint to add certain persons as defendants or institute a separate action against such persons within a certain time following the filing of the first answer or first amended answer alleging such person's fault if such actions would otherwise be barred by the statute of limitations and other criteria is met. - Amends TCA Title 20, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 12.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 20, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 12, relative to civil actions.

Rep. Gino Bulso [R]

Rep. Antonio Parkinson [D]

2023-04-06 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration (Y: 30 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-13 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-02		Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
2023-05-02		Pub. Ch. 294
2023-04-28		Signed by Governor.
2023-04-18	House	Transmitted to Governor for his action.
2023-04-17	Senate	Signed by Senate Speaker
2023-04-17	House	Signed by H. Speaker
2023-04-10	House	Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
2023-04-06	Senate	Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0
2023-04-06	Senate	Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0389)
2023-04-06	Senate	Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
2023-03-16	Senate	Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
2023-03-14	House	Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
2023-03-13	House	Passed H., as am., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0
2023-03-13	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2023-03-13	House	H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0111)
2023-03-09	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/13/2023
2023-03-08	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/9/2023
2023-03-08	House	Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
2023-03-01	House	Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/8/2023
2023-02-28	House	Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
2023-02-22	House	Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/28/2023
2023-02-21	House	Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 2/28/2023
2023-02-15	House	Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/21/2023
2023-02-07	House	Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 2/21/2023
2023-02-01	House	Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/7/2023
2023-01-24	House	Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
2023-01-21	House	P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
2023-01-20	House	Intro., P1C.
2023-01-12	House	Filed for introduction

SB0485 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-02 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 294

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0187&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0187.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/113/pub/pc0294.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0111.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB0187.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/FM0340.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0187&ga=113