# Tennessee HB 0004: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29, relative to governmental tort liability.

Tennessee HB 0004, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29, relative to governmental tort liability., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-04-09 (No Action Taken) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 0004
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29, relative to governmental tort liability.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-11-06
- Last action: 2025-04-09, No Action Taken
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Tort Liability and Reform
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (5 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-05 | House | HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 2 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-04-09: No Action Taken (House)
- 2025-04-02: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-02: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-26: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-26: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/19/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/19/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-05: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/12/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-05: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-02-26: Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-26: Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/5/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-19: Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/26/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-12: Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 2/26/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-05: Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/12/2025 (House)
- 2025-01-28: Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-01-16: Ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-01-15: P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees (House)
- 2025-01-14: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2024-11-06: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0004.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0004.pdf)
- SA0384: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0384.pdf)

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- SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 15 of the Private Acts of 2013; Chapter 25 of the Private Acts of 2… (failed)
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- SB 2557: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 12; Title 29; Title 35; Title 36; Title 37; Tit… (failed)

## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0004.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0004.pdf)
- [SA0384 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0384.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026)
- [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026)
- [SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritte…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2725-2025-2026)
- [SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2716-2025-2026)
- [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026)
- [SB 2557: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2557-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0004-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).