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Senate passes workforce-housing pilot, education bills; rejects increase to maternal-negligence cap
Summary
During the same floor session, the Senate advanced a range of message-calendar bills — approving a workforce-housing pilot and education testing flexibility while rejecting a proposal to raise the non-economic damages cap in maternal wrongful-death cases.
NASHVILLE — After a morning of ceremonial recognitions, the Tennessee Senate moved through a heavy message calendar and took final votes on a slate of House and Senate measures, including a housing pilot, multiple education bills and a contested proposal to increase the cap on non‑economic damages in certain maternal‑negligence wrongful‑death cases.
On housing, the Senate adopted House Bill 25‑09 (substituted for Senate Bill 24‑10), a pilot program administered by the Tennessee Housing Development Agency that would provide public–private loans and incentives for workforce housing targeted to households earning roughly 80%–150% of area median income. Senator Powers said the pilot will prioritize developments near employment centers and require applications be submitted by March 31, 2027; the chamber passed the bill on third and final consideration (Ayes 32, No nays).
Education measures also moved forward. The Senate…
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