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HB1456

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 8 and Title 29, relative to damages.

Introduced·12/15/25

Tennessee HB1456 increases the maximum damages for certain claims in Tennessee Code.

Tennessee HB1456 amends the Tennessee Code to increase the maximum damages for certain claims. Specifically, it raises the cap from three hundred thousand dollars to five hundred thousand dollars and from one million dollars to one million five hundred thousand dollars. This change is set to take effect on July 1, 2026.

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Roll Call Votes

18 Yea

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History

Apr 15

House

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Apr 8

House

Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

Apr 1

House

Placed behind the budget