Passed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB0205
Legislation Overview
Title: As enacted, allows a person prosecuted for taking or harming a wild animal to assert the defense of self-defense; creates a Class C misdemeanor for failure to report the incident. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 70.
Subject: Game and Fish Laws
Description: As enacted, allows a person prosecuted for taking or harming a wild animal to assert the defense of self-defense; creates a Class C misdemeanor for failure to report the incident. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 70.
Session: 109th General Assembly
Last Action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 173
Last Action Date: April 27, 2015
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'.
2 sponsors: Frank Niceley; Janince Bowling;
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 6% (2 of 33)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Apr 27, 2015 | Comp. became Pub. Ch. 173 | |
| Senate | Mar 30, 2015 | Companion House Bill substituted |
| Senate | Mar 26, 2015 | Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/30/2015 |
| Senate | Mar 25, 2015 | Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 |
| Senate | Mar 19, 2015 | Re-refer to Senate Energy, Ag., & NR Committee |
| Senate | Mar 19, 2015 | Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. Energy, Ag and Nat. Resources Comm. 3/25/15 |
| Senate | Mar 19, 2015 | Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/25/2015 |
| Senate | Mar 19, 2015 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| Senate | Mar 17, 2015 | Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/19/2015 |
| Senate | Mar 16, 2015 | Senate Reset on calendar for 3/19/2015 |
| Senate | Mar 13, 2015 | Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/16/2015 |
| Senate | Mar 11, 2015 | Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 |
| Senate | Mar 4, 2015 | Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/11/2015 |
| Senate | Feb 11, 2015 | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2015 | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| Senate | Jan 29, 2015 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Jan 29, 2015 | 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
SENATE ENERGY, AG., AND NAT. RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
SENATE ENERGY, AG., AND NAT. RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
Link: link to state bill page
