House Judiciary Committee- March 25, 2026- House Hearing Room 1

Tennessee House Judiciary Committee · March 19, 2026

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Opening and roll call

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24:13 → 24:53(41s)

Committee chair called the meeting to order, asked members to settle in and asked the clerk to take roll; clerk reported a quorum (15 members present early, later 16).

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Tennessee House Judiciary Committee met to consider a packed calendar, advancing multiple bills on child welfare, criminal penalties and civil litigation; a contentious debate over HB 19 71 (sovereign immunity/affected-person suits) drew testimony from constitutional lawyers and passed 11–9. The committee also advanced "Jimmy's Law" (hit-and-run penalties) after public testimony and rolled remaining items to next week.

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