# Tennessee HB 2069: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 8 and Title 29, relative to lawsuits.

Tennessee HB 2069, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 8 and Title 29, relative to lawsuits., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-14 (Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 2069
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 8 and Title 29, relative to lawsuits.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-04-14, Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Local Government, General
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (129 yes, 57 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-09 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/9/2026 | pass | 36 | 32 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY TODD PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/9/2026 | pass | 73 | 18 |   |
| 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 15 | 5 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | House | HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 2 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-04-14: Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-04-09: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Re-ref. Calendar and Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-04-09: Failed to pass H., Ayes 36, Nays 32, PNV 22 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1010) (House)
- 2026-04-09: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1048) (House)
- 2026-04-02: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-04-01: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-04: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2026-02-02: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-01-23: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- HA1048 (Substitute), 2026-04-09: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1048.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2069.pdf)
- HA1010: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1010.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2069.pdf)
- SA0717: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0717.pdf)

## Related bills

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- HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the victims assistance assessment. (failed)
- HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. (failed)
- HB 1906: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative to creditable service for a period of disability. (failed)
- HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. (failed)
- HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. (failed)

## Sources
- [HA1048 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1048.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2069.pdf)
- [HA1010 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1010.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2069.pdf)
- [SA0717 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0717.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2069-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).