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Bill Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, states that there is no cause of action for wrongful birth based on a claim that a person would not or should not have been born or for wrongful life based on a claim that a person would or should have been aborted. - Amends TCA Title 20 and Title 29. Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, states that there is no cause of action for wrongful birth based on a claim that a person would not or should not have been born or for wrongful life based on a claim that a person would or should have been aborted. - Amends TCA Title 20 and Title 29. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 112 SB 1370 Tennessee SB 1370 (112)
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Tennessee SB 1370 (112) — Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, states that there is no cause of action for wrongful birth based on a claim that a person would not or should not have been born or for wrongful life based on a claim that a person would or should have been aborted. - Amends TCA Title 20 and Title 29.

Version chain

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

  1. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/29/2021 Passed (1) — 6920 (pass) · lower
  • SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/20/2021 Passed (2) — 72 (pass) · upper
  • HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 4/6/2021 — 00 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/29/2021 4/26/2021 (2) — 00 (fail) · lower
  • HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/14/2021 — 00 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/29/2021 Passed (1) — 256 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Bell — primary (person)
  • Faison — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-02-11 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2021-02-11 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
  • 2021-02-11 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
  • 2021-02-22 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
  • 2021-02-22 Intro., P1C. introduction
  • 2021-02-24 Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2021-02-24 P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-03-03 Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/9/2021
  • 2021-03-09 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-03-09 Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/16/2021
  • 2021-03-10 Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/16/2021
  • 2021-03-10 Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
  • 2021-03-10 Sponsor change.
  • 2021-03-16 Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee
  • 2021-03-25 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-03-31 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
  • 2021-03-31 Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/6/2021
  • 2021-04-06 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/7/2021
  • 2021-04-06 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/7/2021
  • 2021-04-06 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-04-07 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
  • 2021-04-07 Reset on Final calendar of Senate Judiciary Committee
  • 2021-04-07 Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/14/2021
  • 2021-04-13 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/14/2021
  • 2021-04-13 Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-04-14 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/20/2021
  • 2021-04-14 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/20/2021
  • 2021-04-14 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/14/2021
  • 2021-04-14 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-04-14 Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-04-15 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-04-19 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-04-20 Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  • 2021-04-21 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2021
  • 2021-04-22 Taken off notice for cal. in Calendar & Rules Committee
  • 2021-04-26 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-04-26 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/29/2021
  • 2021-04-26 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2021
  • 2021-04-27 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/29/2021
  • 2021-04-28 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-04-29 Passed H., Ayes 69, Nays 20, PNV 0 passage
  • 2021-04-29 Subst. for comp. HB.
  • 2021-04-29 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-04-29 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
  • 2021-04-29 Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 6 passage
  • 2021-04-29 Comp. SB subst.
  • 2021-04-29 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-05-03 Signed by Senate Speaker
  • 2021-05-03 Enrolled and ready for signatures
  • 2021-05-05 Transmitted to Governor for action.
  • 2021-05-05 Signed by H. Speaker
  • 2021-05-11 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2021-05-18 Effective date(s) 05/11/2021
  • 2021-05-18 Pub. Ch. 379
  • 2021-05-18 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 379

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/af1ec2df-8686-49b5-91e4-55fceedef184. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).