# Tennessee HB 2585: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 29-39-102, relative to civil damage awards. Tennessee HB 2585, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 29-39-102, relative to civil damage awards., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-23 (Refer to Senate Calendar Committee) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2585-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 2585 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 29-39-102, relative to civil damage awards. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-03 - Last action: 2026-04-23, Refer to Senate Calendar Committee - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Damages - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (123 yes, 20 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: Gino Bulso (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/23/2026 | fail | 12 | 19 | | | 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 88 | 0 | | | 2026-04-16 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-14 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 3 | 1 | | ## Actions (29) - 2026-04-23: Refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Failed to pass Senate, Ayes 12, Nays 19, PNV 1 (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1069) (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-21: Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-21: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1145) (House) - 2026-04-14: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 (House) - 2026-04-14: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026 (House) - 2026-04-14: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/14/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-08: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/15/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/7/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/8/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 (House) - 2026-02-05: Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-05: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-02-03: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA1145 (Substitute), 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1145.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2621.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2585.pdf) - SA1069: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1069.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (failed) - HB 2649: AN ACT to amend Chapter 84 of the Private Acts of 1991; as amended by Chapter 162 of the Private Acts of 1994; Chapter 140 of the Private Acts of 1996; Chapter… (signed) - HB 2541: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative to the prevailing wage rate. (signed) - HB 2542: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 50-7-303, relative to suitable work requirements. (signed) - HB 2533: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter 21; Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8; Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 1; Title 49, Chapte… (signed) - HB 2502: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45; Title 47; Title 49 and Title 67, relative to money transmission. (signed) ## Sources - [HA1145 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1145.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2621.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2585.pdf) - [SA1069 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1069.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2631-2025-2026) - [HB 2649: AN ACT to amend Chapter 84 of the Private Acts of 1991; as amended by Chapter 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2649-2025-2026) - [HB 2541: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2541-2025-2026) - [HB 2542: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 50-7-303, relative to suitabl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2542-2025-2026) - [HB 2533: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2533-2025-2026) - [HB 2502: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2502-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2585-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).