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HB 534STATE · TennesseeIntroduced

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.

Latest action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 299

Voted 5/13/2025

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Action history

  1. 5/13/2025Comp. became Pub. Ch. 299
  2. 4/16/2025Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. 4/16/2025Comp. SB subst.
  4. 4/15/2025H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/16/2025
  5. 4/14/2025Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025
  6. 4/2/2025Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  7. 3/26/2025Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
  8. 3/24/2025Sponsor(s) Added.
  9. 3/19/2025Sponsor(s) Added.
  10. 3/18/2025Rec. for pass; ref to Judiciary Committee