---
type: "Bill"
title: "Remedies and Special Proceedings - As enacted, limits the circumstances under which a qualified civil liability action may be brought against certain manufacturers, dealers, and sellers of firearms and related products. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 6; Title 29; Title 39 and Title 47."
description: "Remedies and Special Proceedings - As enacted, limits the circumstances under which a qualified civil liability action may be brought against certain manufacturers, dealers, and sellers of firearms and related products. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 6; Title 29; Title 39 and Title 47."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1189"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1189 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Remedies and Special Proceedings"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fritts"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ff6f953-22f1-4a81-923f-707bf884f11a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1189&GA=113"
source_hash: "98b5fff957f2611446710680cfa6f7face898e31e61d94352bb0e9030bffa131"
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 1189 (113) — Remedies and Special Proceedings - As enacted, limits the circumstances under which a qualified civil liability action may be brought against certain manufacturers, dealers, and sellers of firearms and related products. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 6; Title 29; Title 39 and Title 47.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0067** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0067.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0256** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0256.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1189.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/18/2023 Passed (1) — **19–9** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/6/2023 Passed (1) — **71–24** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/6/2023 3/2/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/1/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 2/21/2023 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Fritts — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-08** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/14/2023
- **2023-02-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-14** Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 2/21/2023
- **2023-02-15** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/21/2023
- **2023-02-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/1/2023
- **2023-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/2/2023
- **2023-03-01** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-02** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/6/2023
- **2023-03-06** Passed H., as am., Ayes 71, Nays 24, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-06** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0067) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-09** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-18** Passed Senate, Ayes 19, Nays 9 `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0256)
- **2023-04-18** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-24** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-05** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-24** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-05-24** Pub. Ch. 409

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0ff6f953-22f1-4a81-923f-707bf884f11a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).