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Civil Justice subcommittee rolls House Bill 4 seeking higher government liability limits
Summary
The Tennessee Civil Justice Subcommittee postponed action for two weeks on House Bill 4, which would raise insurance coverage limits under the Governmental Tort Liability Act; sponsor and chairman said stakeholders broadly support further study.
The Civil Justice Subcommittee on Thursday postponed consideration of House Bill 4 for two weeks after the bill’s sponsor asked for more time to reach agreement with stakeholders.
Representative Bullsoe, the bill’s sponsor, said the measure “seeks to increase the insurance coverage available under the Governmental Tort Liability Act.” He told the committee the act was first adopted by the General Assembly in 1973 and that the statutory limits have not been raised since 2007, when coverage for personal injury reached $300,000. “With the chairman's permission and with the committee's permission, I'd like to roll this bill for 2 weeks to give us an opportunity to reach perhaps an agreement among the various stakeholders and return with further information in 2 weeks,” Bullsoe…
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