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                        IntroducedJan 29, 2025
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                        Passed House
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                        Passed Senate
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                        Signed into Law
 
                    
                    
                    Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, prohibits governmental entities or local boards of education from extending immunity granted to independent school bus contractors rather than independent school bus owners and operators for providing school-related transportation services; requires liability insurance coverage in a contract or agreement between a local board of education and an independent school bus contractor for such services to be in an amount sufficient to satisfy applicable law; permits evidence of such coverage to include a certificate of insurance from an insurance provider that lists the local board of education as an additional insured. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 20.
                
                
            
        Last Action See all actions
                         executive • May 13, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 299
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                Votes
                        YES: 0
                                                
                                        
NO: 0
                                            OTHER: 0
YES: 96
                                                
                                        - Alexander
 - Atchley
 - Barrett
 - Baum
 - Behn
 - Boyd
 - Bricken
 - Brooks
 - Bulso
 - Burkhart
 - Butler
 - Camper
 - Capley
 - Carringer
 - Cepicky
 - Chism
 - Clemmons
 - Cochran
 - Crawford
 - Darby
 - Davis
 - Dixie
 - Doggett
 - Eldridge
 - Faison
 - Farmer
 - Freeman
 - Fritts
 - Gant
 - Garrett
 - Gillespie
 - Glynn
 - Grills
 - Hakeem
 - Hale
 - Hardaway
 - Harris
 - Haston
 - Hawk
 - Helton-Haynes
 - Hemmer
 - Tim Hicks
 - Hill
 - Howell
 - Hulsey
 - Hurt
 - Johnson
 - Justin Jones
 - Renea Jones
 - Keisling
 - Kumar
 - Lafferty
 - Lamberth
 - Leatherwood
 - Littleton
 - Love
 - Lynn
 - Maberry
 - Marsh
 - Brock Martin
 - Greg Martin
 - McCalmon
 - McKenzie
 - Miller
 - Mitchell
 - Moody
 - Moon
 - Parkinson
 - Powell
 - Powers
 - Raper
 - Reedy
 - Reeves
 - Reneau
 - Rudd
 - Rudder
 - Russell
 - Salinas
 - Scarbrough
 - Shaw
 - Sherrell
 - Slater
 - Sparks
 - Stevens
 - Terry
 - Todd
 - Towns
 - Travis
 - Vaughan
 - Vital
 - Warner
 - White
 - Williams
 - Wright
 - Zachary
 - Mr. Speaker Sexton
 
NO: 0
                                            OTHER: 0
Actions
            - May 13, 2025 | executive
- Comp. became Pub. Ch. 299
 
 - Apr 16, 2025 | House
- Sponsor(s) Added.
 - Comp. SB subst.
 
 - Apr 15, 2025 | House
- H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/16/2025
 
 - Apr 14, 2025 | House
- Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025
 
 - Apr 02, 2025 | House
- Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
 
 - Mar 26, 2025 | House
- Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
 
 - Mar 24, 2025 | House
- Sponsor(s) Added.
 
 - Mar 19, 2025 | House
- Sponsor(s) Added.
 
 - Mar 18, 2025 | House
- Rec. for pass; ref to Judiciary Committee
 
 - Mar 12, 2025 | House
- Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025
 
 - Mar 11, 2025 | House
- Action def. in Education Committee to 3/18/2025
 
 - Mar 05, 2025 | House
- Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/11/2025
 
 - Mar 04, 2025 | House
- Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee
 
 - Feb 26, 2025 | House
- Sponsor(s) Added.
 - Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/4/2025
 
 - Feb 05, 2025 | House
- P2C, ref. to Education Committee - Judiciary Committee
 - Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee
 
 - Feb 03, 2025 | House
- Intro., P1C.
 
 - Jan 29, 2025 | House
- Filed for introduction
 
 
Bill Texts 
        
            
    Documents
        
            - Fiscal Note SB0408
 - House Fiscal Note (Dashboard): Fiscal Note for HB0534 -- Education Administration Subcommittee 03/04/2025PDF
 - Video: House Floor Session - 27th Legislative Day Apr 16, 2025 (07h 56m)HTML
 - Video: Calendar & Rules Committee Apr 15, 2025 (00h 21m)HTML
 - Video: Judiciary Committee Apr 2, 2025 (02h 23m)HTML
 - Video: Education Committee Mar 18, 2025 (01h 22m)HTML
 - Video: Education Committee Mar 11, 2025 (01h 24m)HTML
 - Video: Education Administration Subcommittee Mar 4, 2025 (01h 03m)HTML
 



