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IntroducedJan 13, 2026
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Tennessee House Bill
Tort Liability and Reform - As introduced, expands the definition of a person for whom a wrongful death action may be brought to include an unborn child beginning at fertilization, rather than in utero; extends the period of time from two to three years after which a spouse is rebuttably presumed to have abandoned a deceased spouse for purposes of bringing a wrongful death claim. - Amends TCA Title 20 and Section 63-6-1102.
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 26, 2026: Taken off notice for cal. in Calendar & Rules Committee
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1528
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 6
NO: 2
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 17
NO: 4
OTHER: 0
YES: 15
NO: 3
OTHER: 0
YES: 3
NO: 6
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Taken off notice for cal. in Calendar & Rules Committee
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026
- Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2026
- Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026
- Mar 04, 2026 | House
- Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/11/2026
- Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2026
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Judiciary Committee
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/17/2026
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- Placed on s/c cal Population Health Subcommittee for 2/10/2026
- Jan 20, 2026 | House
- Reassigned to Health Committee - Judiciary Committee
- Assigned to s/c Population Health Subcommittee
- Jan 15, 2026 | House
- P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
- Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- Intro., P1C.
- Jan 13, 2026 | House
- Filed for introduction
Documents
- Fiscal Memo for HA0566 (12833) - Amendment 1-0 to HB1528
- House Fiscal Note (Dashboard): Fiscal Note for HB1528 -- Population Health Subcommittee 02/10/2026PDF
- House Supplemental (Dashboard): Scanned Fiscal Memo HB1528_(012833).pdf -- Population Health Subcommittee 02/10/2026PDF
- Video: Judiciary Committee Mar 23, 2026 (01h 41m)HTML
- Video: Judiciary Committee Mar 18, 2026 (01h 23m)HTML
- Video: Judiciary Committee Mar 11, 2026 (01h 26m)HTML
- Video: Judiciary Committee Mar 4, 2026 (01h 21m)HTML
- Video: Health Committee Feb 17, 2026 (00h 25m)HTML
- Video: Population Health Subcommittee Feb 10, 2026 (00h 10m)HTML

