---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, extends immunity from liability to include property damage caused by inherent risks of agritourism activities under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 39."
description: "Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, extends immunity from liability to include property damage caused by inherent risks of agritourism activities under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 39."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 2371"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2371 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Tort Liability and Reform"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Faison", "Niceley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 33
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-02-04"
last_action: "2020-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4ac5565a-be5b-4e98-8f52-154dcbaa9058"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2371&GA=111"
source_hash: "592ba290df5e16b308f27f14c16ac6c4a5ba9296a2295afdc0513cecf0e91b1e"
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 2371 (111) — Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, extends immunity from liability to include property damage caused by inherent risks of agritourism activities under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 39.

## 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/HB2371.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/10/2020 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/1/2020 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/1/2020 Passed (2) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/5/2020 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/25/2020 Passed (2) — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 5/26/2020 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 6/1/2020 5/29/2020 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Faison — primary (person)
- Niceley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-06** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-10** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2020-02-20** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/25/2020
- **2020-02-25** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-03-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/5/2020
- **2020-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-03-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-03-10** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-18** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-05-20** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 5/26/2020
- **2020-05-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-05-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/29/2020
- **2020-05-29** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 6/1/2020
- **2020-06-01** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-06-01** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2020-06-01** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-06-01** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-06-02** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-06-03** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-09** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-06-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 683
- **2020-07-02** Pub. Ch. 683
- **2020-07-02** Effective date(s) 06/15/2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4ac5565a-be5b-4e98-8f52-154dcbaa9058`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).