Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB2397
Legislation Overview
Title: As introduced, provides that a person's use of force in self-defense is not justified if the person was engaged in conduct that would constitute a felony or Class A misdemeanor, rather than unlawful activity, at the time of the use of force. - Amends TCA Section 39-11-611.
Subject: Criminal Offenses
Description: As introduced, provides that a person's use of force in self-defense is not justified if the person was engaged in conduct that would constitute a felony or Class A misdemeanor, rather than unlawful activity, at the time of the use of force. - Amends TCA Section 39-11-611.
Session: 111th General Assembly
Last Action: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Last Action Date: June 8, 2020
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
9 sponsors: Chris Todd (R); Jay Reedy (R); David Byrd (R); Rusty Grills (R); Mark White (R); James Van Huss (R); Clay Doggett (R); Kirk Haston (R); Lowell Russell (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 9% (9 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jun 8, 2020 | Received from House, Passed on First Consideration |
| House | Jun 3, 2020 | Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. |
| House | Jun 3, 2020 | Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 15, PNV 2 |
| House | Jun 2, 2020 | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/3/20 |
| House | Jun 1, 2020 | Objected to on Consent Calendar. |
| House | May 29, 2020 | H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 6/1/2020 |
| House | May 28, 2020 | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/29/2020 |
| House | Mar 11, 2020 | Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee |
| House | Mar 4, 2020 | Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2020 |
| House | Mar 3, 2020 | Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee |
| House | Feb 26, 2020 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/3/2020 |
| House | Feb 10, 2020 | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| House | Feb 6, 2020 | P2C, ref. to Judiciary |
| House | Feb 5, 2020 | Intro., P1C. |
| House | Feb 4, 2020 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Feb 4, 2020 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION | 06/3/2020 | 73 | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
