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

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Civil Procedure - 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.

Every action

15 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Mar 22, 2023SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/28/2023
2. Mar 22, 2023CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/28/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
3. Mar 28, 2023SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/29/2023
4. Mar 28, 2023CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/29/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
5. Mar 29, 2023CommitteeRecommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 · Senate Calendar Committee
6. Apr 4, 2023SenatePlaced on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/6/2023
7. Apr 6, 2023SenateCompanion House Bill substituted
8. May 2, 2023GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 294

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

• JS John StevensR Primary sponsor · District 24