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type: "Bill"
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title: "Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, specifies that a good faith donor of apparently usable feminine hygiene products to a bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization for distribution to persons in need of the product is not subject to criminal or civil liability in the absence of gross negligence or intentional misconduct. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 28 and Title 53."
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description: "Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, specifies that a good faith donor of apparently usable feminine hygiene products to a bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization for distribution to persons in need of the product is not subject to criminal or civil liability in the absence of gross negligence or intentional misconduct. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 28 and Title 53."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "112"
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identifier: "SB 974"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 974 (112)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Tort Liability and Reform"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Watson"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2021-02-08"
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last_action: "2021-05-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/901284bd-0a7c-4468-afdb-3439f9c78dad"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0974&GA=112"
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source_hash: "50640f85871aa4398ec2c6e004814178cda6710a850bcfa84fd89be0507a0049"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee SB 974 (112) — Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, specifies that a good faith donor of apparently usable feminine hygiene products to a bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization for distribution to persons in need of the product is not subject to criminal or civil liability in the absence of gross negligence or intentional misconduct. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 28 and Title 53.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0974.pdf)
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## Votes
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- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/5/2021 Passed (2) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
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- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/30/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
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- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/5/2021 4/1/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/16/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/5/2021 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/5/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
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- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/24/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Alexander — primary (person)
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- Watson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2021-02-11** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-20** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
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- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/9/2021
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- **2021-03-09** Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/16/2021
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- **2021-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/16/2021
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- **2021-03-16** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/24/2021
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- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
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- **2021-03-24** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-30** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/1/2021
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- **2021-04-01** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/5/2021
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- **2021-04-01** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/5/2021
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- **2021-04-05** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2021-04-05** Subst. for comp. HB.
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- **2021-04-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
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- **2021-04-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2021-04-05** Comp. SB subst.
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- **2021-04-07** Enrolled and ready for signatures
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- **2021-04-07** Signed by Senate Speaker
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- **2021-04-09** Signed by H. Speaker
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- **2021-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action.
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- **2021-04-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
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- **2021-05-03** Pub. Ch. 207
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- **2021-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 207
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/901284bd-0a7c-4468-afdb-3439f9c78dad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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