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type: "Bill"
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title: "Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, clarifies that any governmental entity may purchase any of the insurance authorized under state law, without the necessity of public bidding, as required by any public or private act or charter restriction, if such insurance is purchased through a plan authorized and approved by any organization of cities, counties, or other governmental entities as contemplated by state law. - Amends TCA Title 12; Title 12, Chapter 3 and Title 29."
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description: "Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, clarifies that any governmental entity may purchase any of the insurance authorized under state law, without the necessity of public bidding, as required by any public or private act or charter restriction, if such insurance is purchased through a plan authorized and approved by any organization of cities, counties, or other governmental entities as contemplated by state law. - Amends TCA Title 12; Title 12, Chapter 3 and Title 29."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "114"
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identifier: "SB 842"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 842 (114)"
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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: ["Walley"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-02-04"
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last_action: "2025-04-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5129d213-981c-4374-a720-46817c743afb"
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source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0842&ga=114"
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source_hash: "29a0ccab1a7bcd6d9a17f3379c5248ce11bc1deabacdc0cdb77d475192c2b87b"
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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 842 (114) — Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, clarifies that any governmental entity may purchase any of the insurance authorized under state law, without the necessity of public bidding, as required by any public or private act or charter restriction, if such insurance is purchased through a plan authorized and approved by any organization of cities, counties, or other governmental entities as contemplated by state law. - Amends TCA Title 12; Title 12, Chapter 3 and Title 29.
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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://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0842.pdf)
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## Votes
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- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/1/2025 Passed (1) — **5–1** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/10/2025 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Walley — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-04** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-25** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/4/2025
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- **2025-03-04** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/11/2025
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- **2025-03-04** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/11/2025
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- **2025-03-11** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/18/2025
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- **2025-03-11** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/18/2025
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- **2025-03-18** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2025
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- **2025-03-19** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2025
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- **2025-03-25** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/1/2025
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- **2025-03-26** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
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- **2025-04-01** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2025-04-08** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/10/2025
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- **2025-04-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
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- **2025-04-10** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2025-04-14** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
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- **2025-04-14** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
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- **2025-04-14** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2025-04-16** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
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- **2025-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-04-21** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-29** Effective date(s) 04/24/2025
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- **2025-04-29** Pub. Ch. 260
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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/5129d213-981c-4374-a720-46817c743afb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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