Criminal Offenses - As introduced, adds imminent danger of serious sexual abuse as a justification for the use of deadly force in self-defense and to defenses of duress and use of deadly force by law enforcement officer; defines serious sexual abuse as rape, aggravated rape, rape of a child, or aggravated rape of a child. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 12, 2019
Last action Jun 9, 2020
Floor votes · House Mar 2, 2020
How they voted
98–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 99
Mar 2, 2020
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican73
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
16
Committee
17
Amendments
1
Jun 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 12/1/2020
upper
Jun 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 6/9/2020
upper
Jun 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 6/9/2020
upper
Jun 1, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 6/2/2020
upper
Mar 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/17/2020
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2020
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/10/2020
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/10/2020
upper
Mar 2, 2020
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0546)
lower
Mar 2, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 1
lower
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2020
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/27/2020
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/4/2020
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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