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type: "Bill"
title: "Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, confers civil immunity on a local government for any defect or malfunction in a software program intended to assist families of non-communicative persons register with law enforcement if designed and distributed in good faith by the local government and without cost; provides exception to immunity for claims based on gross negligence, willful misconduct, or bad faith. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 86; Title 9; Title 36 and Title 38."
description: "Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, confers civil immunity on a local government for any defect or malfunction in a software program intended to assist families of non-communicative persons register with law enforcement if designed and distributed in good faith by the local government and without cost; provides exception to immunity for claims based on gross negligence, willful misconduct, or bad faith. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 86; Title 9; Title 36 and Title 38."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 576"
citation: "Tennessee SB 576 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Tort Liability and Reform"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter", "Gardenhire"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 35
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2019-01-28"
last_action: "2019-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0748b4f5-9366-4ed4-86aa-6bdd26d1939c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0576&GA=111"
source_hash: "25b75682ed9f6e730c9f96c6cb756f612319ed52c50df40478fd84ae142de839"
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 576 (111) — Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, confers civil immunity on a local government for any defect or malfunction in a software program intended to assist families of non-communicative persons register with law enforcement if designed and distributed in good faith by the local government and without cost; provides exception to immunity for claims based on gross negligence, willful misconduct, or bad faith. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 86; Title 9; Title 36 and Title 38.
## 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/SB0576.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary 2/12/2019 — **00** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/19/2019 Passed — **90** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/27/2019 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/25/2019 Passed (2) — **320** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/5/2019 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/20/2019 (5) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2019 3/14/2019 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/18/2019 Passed (1) — **980** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/25/2019 Passed (1) — **320** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Carter — primary (person)
- Gardenhire — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-28** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-01** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/12/2019
- **2019-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2019-02-12** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-13** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 2/20/2019
- **2019-02-20** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/27/2019
- **2019-02-20** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-27** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/5/2019
- **2019-02-27** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-05** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2019
- **2019-03-14** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2019
- **2019-03-18** Passed H., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-19** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-03-21** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-03-22** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/25/2019
- **2019-03-25** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-03-25** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-25** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-03-27** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-03-28** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 141
- **2019-04-15** Pub. Ch. 141
- **2019-04-15** Effective date(s) 04/05/2019
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0748b4f5-9366-4ed4-86aa-6bdd26d1939c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).