TN HB2576 | 2021-2022 | 112th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2022 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-03-23 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 2 2022 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-03-23 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, creates the Class E felony of a public official intentionally making a statement or distributing information to the public concerning public health, when the official knows or reasonably should know that the statement or information is false; defines "public official" as a person who has been elected to a position in local, state, or federal government. - Amends TCA Title 39.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to misconduct involving public officials.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-23 | House | Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee |
| 2022-03-16 | House | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/23/2022 |
| 2022-03-16 | House | Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/23/2022 |
| 2022-03-09 | House | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/16/2022 |
| 2022-03-09 | House | Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/16/2022 |
| 2022-03-02 | House | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/9/2022 |
| 2022-02-08 | House | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| 2022-02-07 | House | P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee |
| 2022-02-03 | House | P1C. |
| 2022-02-02 | House | Intro. |
| 2022-02-02 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB2756 (Crossfiled) 2022-03-29 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
