Tennessee House Bill 1475 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 31 2023 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-04-18 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As introduced, increases the mandatory period of confinement for the felony offense of evading arrest from 30 days to 90 days; increases the mandatory period of confinement for the felony offense of evading arrest from 60 days to 120 days if the offense creates a risk of death or injury to innocent bystanders, pursuing law enforcement officers, or other third parties; removes unlawful attempted arrest as a defense to the felony offense of evading arrest. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 16, Part 6.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 16, Part 6, relative to evading arrest.

Rep. Bud Hulsey [R]	Rep. Paul Sherrell [R]	Rep. William Lamberth [R]	Rep. G.A. Hardaway [D]
Rep. Joe Towns [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-18	House	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2023-04-12	House	Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2023
2023-03-22	House	Placed behind the budget
2023-03-15	House	Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/22/2023
2023-03-15	House	Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
2023-03-15	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2023-03-14	House	Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2023-03-08	House	Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/14/2023
2023-03-07	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2023-03-07	House	Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
2023-03-01	House	Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/7/2023
2023-02-28	House	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee
2023-02-22	House	Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/28/2023
2023-02-07	House	Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2023-02-02	House	P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
2023-02-01	House	Intro., P1C.
2023-01-31	House	Filed for introduction

SB1348 (Crossfiled) 2024-04-19 - Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1475&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1475.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0143.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB1475.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/FM0503.pdf