Tennessee Senate Bill 491

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on May 24 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-24 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

As enacted, requires an action brought against a county for any wrong, injury, loss, damage or expense resulting from any act or failure to act on the part of any deputy appointed by the sheriff to be filed within one year after the cause of action accrued; clarifies that failure of the county to respond in 60 days is not a default but rather the county is deemed to have denied the material, well pleaded factual allegations of the complaint. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 8 and Title 29.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 8 and Title 29, relative to liability for certain acts.

Sen. John Stevens [R]

Sen. Janince Bowling [R]

2023-04-21 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 76 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-13 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration (Y: 29 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-04 - Senate - SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-24		Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
2023-05-24		Pub. Ch. 451
2023-05-17	Senate	Signed by Governor.
2023-05-09	Senate	Transmitted to Governor for action.
2023-05-05	House	Signed by H. Speaker
2023-05-03	Senate	Signed by Senate Speaker
2023-04-28	Senate	Enrolled and ready for signatures
2023-04-21	House	Passed H., Ayes 76, Nays 18, PNV 0
2023-04-21	House	Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0302)
2023-04-21	House	Subst. for comp. HB.
2023-04-17	House	Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
2023-04-13	Senate	Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
2023-04-13	Senate	Sponsor(s) Added.
2023-04-13	Senate	Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 2, PNV 1
2023-04-13	Senate	Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0154)
2023-04-13	Senate	Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0443)
2023-04-11	Senate	Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/13/2023
2023-04-04	Senate	Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
2023-03-29	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/4/2023
2023-03-29	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/4/2023
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
2023-03-13	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/20/2023
2023-03-07	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/13/2023
2023-02-28	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/14/2023
2023-02-22	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/28/2023
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

HB1351 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-24 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 451

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0491&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0491.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/113/pub/pc0451.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0154.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0443.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/SB0491.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/FM0336.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/FM1202.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0491&ga=113