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type: "Bill"
title: "Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, removes the requirement for court approval of a tort claim settlement involving a minor that is less than $10,000; revises other provisions regarding tort settlements involving minors. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 34 and Title 34, Chapter 1."
description: "Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, removes the requirement for court approval of a tort claim settlement involving a minor that is less than $10,000; revises other provisions regarding tort settlements involving minors. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 34 and Title 34, Chapter 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2201"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2201 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Tort Liability and Reform"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beck", "Yarbro"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-01-24"
last_action: "2022-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d718710d-b4cf-43b9-8e0c-9c4bf3a54d7d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2201&GA=112"
source_hash: "6d070132dbf56a28ae05ed01b3256c2e7dc143185b2a1c5300553b02c0bc26b7"
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 2201 (112) — Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, removes the requirement for court approval of a tort claim settlement involving a minor that is less than $10,000; revises other provisions regarding tort settlements involving minors. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 34 and Title 34, Chapter 1.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0773** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0773.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0715** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0715.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2201.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/15/2022 (4) — **00** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/22/2022 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/23/2022 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/11/2022 4/7/2022 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/30/2022 Passed (1) — **320** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/11/2022 Passed (1) — **960** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Beck — primary (person)
- Yarbro — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-01-24** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-26** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-27** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-28** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-08** Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-15** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-22** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-03-23** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-30** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-30** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0715)
- **2022-03-31** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-04-06** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/7/2022
- **2022-04-07** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/11/2022
- **2022-04-11** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-11** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0773) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-11** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-11** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-13** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-18** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-02** Effective date(s) 04/27/2022
- **2022-05-02** Pub. Ch. 917
- **2022-05-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 917
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d718710d-b4cf-43b9-8e0c-9c4bf3a54d7d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).