Tennessee House Bill 17 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-10)
Status: Passed on April 21 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-21 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 115
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

As enacted, replaces the required element for self-defense that the person "not be engaged in unlawful activity" with the required element that the person "not be engaged in conduct that would constitute a felony or Class A misdemeanor"; declares, for purposes of determining if a person has a duty to retreat before threatening or using force in self-defense, that a person is not considered to be engaged in conduct that would constitute a felony or Class A misdemeanor or in a place where the person does not have a right to be if the person is engaged in the activity or in a place due to the person's status as a victim of human trafficking. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11, Part 6.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 11, Part 6, relative to justifications excluding criminal responsibility.

Sen. London Lamar [D]	Rep. G.A. Hardaway [D]	Rep. Jason Potts [D]	Rep. Brandon Ogles [R]
Rep. Michael Curcio [R]	Rep. Ron Travis [R]	Rep. Harold Love [D]	Rep. Charlie Baum [R]
Rep. Jesse Chism [D]	Rep. Andrew Farmer [R]	Rep. Sam Whitson [R]	Rep. Jason Hodges [D]
Rep. Jerome Moon [R]	Rep. Esther Helton-Haynes [R]	Rep. Eddie Mannis [R]	Rep. Bill Beck [D]
Rep. Antonio Parkinson [D]	Rep. Torrey Harris [D]	Rep. Joe Towns [D]	Rep. Vincent Dixie [D]
Rep. Karen Camper [D]	Rep. Sam McKenzie [D]	Rep. Mike Stewart [D]	Rep. Bob Freeman [D]
Rep. Larry Miller [D]	Rep. Bob Ramsey [R]	Rep. Yusuf Hakeem [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-21		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 115
2021-03-22	House	Comp. SB subst.
2021-03-22	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2021-03-18	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/22/2021
2021-03-17	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2021
2021-03-10	House	Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
2021-03-03	House	Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/10/2021
2021-03-03	House	Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
2021-02-24	House	Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/3/2021
2021-02-24	House	Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/3/2021
2021-02-17	House	Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/24/2021
2021-02-17	House	Meeting Canceled
2021-02-10	House	Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/17/2021
2021-01-27	House	Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2021-01-13	House	Ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
2021-01-13	House	P2C held on desk.
2021-01-12	House	Intro., P1C.
2020-12-02	House	Filed for introduction

SB0188 (Crossfiled) 2021-04-21 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2021

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0017&ga=112
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0017.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/112/pub/pc0115.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0040.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Fiscal/HB0017.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Fiscal/FM0234.pdf