Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB2777
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to use of force.
Subject: Criminal Procedure
Description: As introduced, grants a defendant who has been charged with a criminal offense based on the use of force or threatened use of force and who asserts that the force was justified by law the right to at least two justifiable use of force hearings prior to trial, at which the prosecution has the burden to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the use of force was unlawful; requires the court to dismiss the criminal charges and find the defendant immune from criminal prosecution if the prosecution fails to meet that burden. - Amends TCA Title 39.
Session: 112th General Assembly
Last Action: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee
Last Action Date: March 23, 2022
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Chris Todd (R); Jay Reedy (R); Terri Lynn Weaver (R); Rusty Grills (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 4% (4 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 23, 2022 | Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee |
| House | Mar 21, 2022 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Mar 16, 2022 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/23/2022 |
| House | Feb 8, 2022 | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| House | Feb 8, 2022 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Feb 7, 2022 | P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee |
| House | Feb 3, 2022 | P1C. |
| House | Feb 2, 2022 | Intro. |
| House | Feb 2, 2022 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Feb 2, 2022 | 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
