Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB1003
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-11-611, relative to self-defense.
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: 112th General Assembly
Last Action: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
Last Action Date: April 13, 2021
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Edward Jackson (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 33)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 13, 2021 | Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee |
| Senate | Apr 7, 2021 | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/13/2021 |
| Senate | Apr 6, 2021 | Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/13/2021 |
| Senate | Mar 31, 2021 | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/6/2021 |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2021 | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee |
| Senate | Feb 11, 2021 | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2021 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Feb 10, 2021 | 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
