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type: "Bill"
title: "Healthcare Liability - As enacted, provides that in health care liability actions, the common law collateral source rule is abrogated and the damages awarded may include, in addition to others, certain actual economic losses suffered by the claimant. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 26."
description: "Healthcare Liability - As enacted, provides that in health care liability actions, the common law collateral source rule is abrogated and the damages awarded may include, in addition to others, certain actual economic losses suffered by the claimant. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 26."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2253"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2253 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Healthcare Liability"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/730f9e62-9b36-4e5f-a4a5-95ebf7672900"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2253&GA=113"
source_hash: "18e344f6f98b1927b5740a643852fe32a0f4a047920e0cd989a4ca5d5ff9b79e"
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 2253 (113) — Healthcare Liability - As enacted, provides that in health care liability actions, the common law collateral source rule is abrogated and the damages awarded may include, in addition to others, certain actual economic losses suffered by the claimant. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 26.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0982** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0982.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0949** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0949.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2253.pdf)
## Votes
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 1 PNV 2 4/2/2024 Passed (2) — **51** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2024 Passed (1) — **7219** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/11/2024 Passed (1) — **245** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Stevens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2024-03-27** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2024
- **2024-04-01** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2024
- **2024-04-01** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2024
- **2024-04-02** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 1 PNV 2
- **2024-04-08** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/10/2024
- **2024-04-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/11/2024
- **2024-04-10** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/11/2024
- **2024-04-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-11** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0949)
- **2024-04-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-16** Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 19, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0982) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-18** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-19** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-13** Effective date(s) 05/01/2024
- **2024-05-13** Pub. Ch. 852
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/730f9e62-9b36-4e5f-a4a5-95ebf7672900`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).