Tennessee Senate Bill 485

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 2 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-02 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 294
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

As enacted, authorizes a plaintiff in certain civil actions filed against an owner and operator of an uninsured motor vehicle, where comparative fault is or becomes an issue, to amend the complaint to add certain persons as defendants or institute a separate action against such persons within a certain time following the filing of the first answer or first amended answer alleging such person's fault if such actions would otherwise be barred by the statute of limitations and other criteria is met. - Amends TCA Title 20, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 12.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 20, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 12, relative to civil actions.

Sen. John Stevens [R]

2023-03-29 - Senate - SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-02		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 294
2023-04-06	Senate	Companion House Bill substituted
2023-04-04	Senate	Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/6/2023
2023-03-29	Senate	Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
2023-03-28	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/29/2023
2023-03-28	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/29/2023
2023-03-22	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/28/2023
2023-03-22	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/28/2023
2023-03-22	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
2023-03-21	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2023
2023-03-15	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
2023-01-30	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
2023-01-26	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2023-01-25	Senate	Sponsor change.
2023-01-25	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB0187 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-02 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2023

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0485&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0485.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/113/pub/pc0294.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0389.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB0187.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/FM0340.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0485&ga=113