republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/111/sb-540.md

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Bill	Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, requires licensure as a healthcare professional for a person to competently treat a mental health disorder; creates certain exemptions; provides for an action to recover damages. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68.	Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, requires licensure as a healthcare professional for a person to competently treat a mental health disorder; creates certain exemptions; provides for an action to recover damages. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68.	us/states/tn	Tennessee General Assembly	111	SB 540	Tennessee SB 540 (111)	bill	Tort Liability and Reform	enacted	Beck Lundberg	4	38	7	2019-02-04	2019-05-15	openstates	ocd-bill/b4941603-de5e-4188-9252-71744cac07f7	http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0540&GA=111	466f5771f4a19341e2dfa7c480c0d000eb8e69716f2a2799900cdf326a4fe5e1	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-tn

Tennessee SB 540 (111) — Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, requires licensure as a healthcare professional for a person to competently treat a mental health disorder; creates certain exemptions; provides for an action to recover damages. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68.

Version chain

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

1. Amendment HA0334 (committee substitute) — source
2. Amendment HA0448 (committee substitute) — source
3. Amendment SA0295 (committee substitute) — source
4. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary 4/2/2019 (4) — 0–0 (fail) · lower
• FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/24/2019 Passed (1) — 30–1 (pass) · upper
• SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/10/2019 Passed (3) — 9–0 (pass) · upper
• FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2019 Passed (1) — 88–4 (pass) · lower
• HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/10/2019 (3) — 0–0 (pass) · lower
• FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/17/2019 Passed (2) — 31–0 (pass) · upper
• HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2019 4/17/2019 (2) — 0–0 (fail) · lower

Sponsors

• Beck — primary (person)
• Lundberg — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-02-04 Filed for introduction reading-1, introduction
• 2019-02-06 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
• 2019-02-06 Intro. introduction
• 2019-02-06 Filed for introduction reading-1, introduction
• 2019-02-07 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
• 2019-02-07 P1C.
• 2019-02-11 P2C, ref. to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2019-02-13 Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee referral-committee
• 2019-03-13 Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2019
• 2019-03-19 Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2019
• 2019-03-27 Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2019
• 2019-04-02 Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2019-04-03 Placed on cal. Judiciary for 4/10/2019
• 2019-04-04 Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/10/2019
• 2019-04-10 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
• 2019-04-10 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-04-15 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/17/2019
• 2019-04-16 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2019
• 2019-04-17 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
• 2019-04-17 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 passage
• 2019-04-17 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0295)
• 2019-04-17 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2019
• 2019-04-18 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
• 2019-04-22 Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/24/2019
• 2019-04-22 Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 4, PNV 0 passage
• 2019-04-22 H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0448) amendment-passage
• 2019-04-22 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0334) amendment-withdrawal
• 2019-04-22 Subst. for comp. HB.
• 2019-04-22 Comp. SB subst.
• 2019-04-24 Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 1 (Amendment 2 - HA0448) passage
• 2019-04-25 Enrolled and ready for signatures
• 2019-04-30 Signed by Senate Speaker
• 2019-05-01 Transmitted to Governor for action.
• 2019-05-01 Signed by H. Speaker
• 2019-05-10 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
• 2019-05-15 Pub. Ch. 359
• 2019-05-15 Effective date(s) 07/01/2019
• 2019-05-15 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 359

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b4941603-de5e-4188-9252-71744cac07f7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).