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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, confers civil immunity on a local government for any defect or malfunction in a software program intended to assist families of non-communicative persons register with law enforcement if designed and distributed in good faith by the local government and without cost; provides exception to immunity for claims based on gross negligence, willful misconduct, or bad faith. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 86; Title 9; Title 36 and Title 38."
+description: "Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, confers civil immunity on a local government for any defect or malfunction in a software program intended to assist families of non-communicative persons register with law enforcement if designed and distributed in good faith by the local government and without cost; provides exception to immunity for claims based on gross negligence, willful misconduct, or bad faith. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 86; Title 9; Title 36 and Title 38."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "111"
+identifier: "SB 576"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 576 (111)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Tort Liability and Reform"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Carter", "Gardenhire"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 35
+vote_count: 9
+first_action: "2019-01-28"
+last_action: "2019-04-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0748b4f5-9366-4ed4-86aa-6bdd26d1939c"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0576&GA=111"
+source_hash: "25b75682ed9f6e730c9f96c6cb756f612319ed52c50df40478fd84ae142de839"
+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 SB 576 (111) — Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, confers civil immunity on a local government for any defect or malfunction in a software program intended to assist families of non-communicative persons register with law enforcement if designed and distributed in good faith by the local government and without cost; provides exception to immunity for claims based on gross negligence, willful misconduct, or bad faith. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 86; Title 9; Title 36 and Title 38.
+
+## 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/111/Bill/SB0576.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary 2/12/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/19/2019 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/27/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/25/2019 Passed (2) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/5/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/20/2019 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2019 3/14/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/18/2019 Passed (1) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/25/2019 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Carter — primary (person)
+- Gardenhire — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-01-28** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
+- **2019-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2019-01-31** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2019-02-01** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
+- **2019-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2019-02-06** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/12/2019
+- **2019-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
+- **2019-02-12** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-02-13** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 2/20/2019
+- **2019-02-20** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/27/2019
+- **2019-02-20** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-02-20** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-02-27** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/5/2019
+- **2019-02-27** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-03-05** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-03-13** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/19/2019
+- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2019
+- **2019-03-14** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2019
+- **2019-03-18** Passed H., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2019-03-19** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
+- **2019-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
+- **2019-03-21** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2019-03-22** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/25/2019
+- **2019-03-25** Companion House Bill substituted
+- **2019-03-25** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2019-03-25** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
+- **2019-03-27** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
+- **2019-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2019-03-28** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2019-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2019-04-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2019-04-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 141
+- **2019-04-15** Pub. Ch. 141
+- **2019-04-15** Effective date(s) 04/05/2019
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0748b4f5-9366-4ed4-86aa-6bdd26d1939c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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