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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Civil Procedure - As enacted, establishes provisions governing abusive civil actions. - Amends TCA Title 29."
+description: "Civil Procedure - As enacted, establishes provisions governing abusive civil actions. - Amends TCA Title 29."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "110"
+identifier: "HB 1793"
+citation: "Tennessee HB 1793 (110)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Civil Procedure"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Carter", "Yager"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 52
+vote_count: 7
+first_action: "2018-01-11"
+last_action: "2018-05-08"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fccf6a46-724e-45e9-84da-383fe871122f"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1793&GA=110"
+source_hash: "71b9f457a09b4450920e37d76d31a69f571661b7a6b488020b24ceb7c04b585c"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee HB 1793 (110) — Civil Procedure - As enacted, establishes provisions governing abusive civil actions. - Amends TCA Title 29.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB1793.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2018 4/10/2018 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/9/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/3/2018 Passed (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/21/2018 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 3/27/2018 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/19/2018 PASSED (1) — **29–0** (fail) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2018 PASSED (1) — **98–0** (fail) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Carter — primary (person)
+- Yager — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2018-01-17** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2018-01-18** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
+- **2018-01-23** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2018-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2018-01-25** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-30** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-21** Sponsor change.
+- **2018-02-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2018-03-14** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/21/2018
+- **2018-03-14** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/20/2018
+- **2018-03-20** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2018
+- **2018-03-20** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/21/2018
+- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/27/2018
+- **2018-03-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-21** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/27/2018
+- **2018-03-21** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/28/2018
+- **2018-03-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-03-27** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/3/2018
+- **2018-03-28** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/3/2018
+- **2018-03-28** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-29** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2018
+- **2018-04-02** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
+- **2018-04-03** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-04-04** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/9/2018
+- **2018-04-09** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-04-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2018
+- **2018-04-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2018
+- **2018-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/17/2018
+- **2018-04-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
+- **2018-04-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2018-04-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2018-04-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1210) `amendment-passage`
+- **2018-04-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1054) `amendment-passage`
+- **2018-04-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2018-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/18/2018
+- **2018-04-17** Senate Reset on calendar 4/18/18
+- **2018-04-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/19/2018
+- **2018-04-18** Senate Reset on calendar 4/19/18
+- **2018-04-19** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2018-04-19** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1043)
+- **2018-04-19** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
+- **2018-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2018-04-19** Companion House Bill substituted
+- **2018-04-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
+- **2018-04-23** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2018-04-24** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2018-04-26** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-05-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2018-05-08** Pub. Ch. 872
+- **2018-05-08** Effective date(s) 07/01/2018
+- **2018-05-08** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 872
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fccf6a46-724e-45e9-84da-383fe871122f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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