Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits a governmental entity from intentionally preventing or prohibiting law enforcement or fire and rescue services from accessing a specifically bounded area within the governmental entity's jurisdiction during a public demonstration; declares a governmental entity may be held liable for injury proximately caused by the governmental entity intentionally preventing or prohibiting law enforcement or fire and rescue services from accessing a specifically bounded area during a public demonstration. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 29 and Title 38.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2020
Committee Review
Aug 2020
Senate Passage
Aug 2020
House Passage
Aug 2020
Signed into Law
Aug 2020
Introduced Aug 7, 2020
Signed Aug 20, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Aug 12, 2020 · House Aug 12, 2020
How they voted
22–3
Passed
Total votes 25
Aug 12, 2020
D
Democratic3
100% Nay
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
13
Committee
10
Amendments
2
Aug 20, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Aug 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee of Extraordinary Session II for 8/12/2020
lower
Aug 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee of Extraordinary Session II
lower
Aug 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 8/12/2020
upper
Aug 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
upper
Aug 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA8007)
upper
Aug 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 4
upper
Aug 12, 2020
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA8012)
upper
Aug 12, 2020
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA8002)
upper
Aug 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 68, Nays 19, PNV 1
lower
Aug 11, 2020
Committee
P2C, ref. to Public Safety Committee
lower
Aug 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Public Safety Committee of Extraordinary Session II for 8/11/2020
lower
Aug 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee of Extraordinary Session II
lower
Aug 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Aug 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 8/11/2020
upper
Aug 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 8/12/2020
upper
Aug 10, 2020
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Aug 10, 2020
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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