Tennessee Senate Bill 188 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 21 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-21 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
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. Janince Bowling [R]

Sen. Brenda Gilmore [D]

2021-03-29 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 (Y: 29 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-22 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-15 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt (Y: 30 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-09 - Senate - SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-21		Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
2021-04-21		Pub. Ch. 115
2021-04-13	Senate	Signed by Governor.
2021-04-06	Senate	Transmitted to Governor for action.
2021-04-05	House	Signed by H. Speaker
2021-04-01	Senate	Signed by Senate Speaker
2021-03-31	Senate	Enrolled and ready for signatures
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate concurred in House amendment
2021-03-25	Senate	Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/29/2021
2021-03-22	House	Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
2021-03-22	House	H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0040)
2021-03-22	House	Subst. for comp. HB.
2021-03-18	House	Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
2021-03-15	Senate	Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
2021-03-15	Senate	Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0, PNV 2
2021-03-11	Senate	Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/15/2021
2021-03-09	Senate	Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
2021-03-04	Senate	Sponsor(s) Added.
2021-03-03	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2021
2021-02-10	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
2021-02-08	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2021-01-15	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB0017 (Crossfiled) 2021-04-21 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 115

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0188&ga=112
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0188.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/112/pub/pc0115.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Fiscal/HB0017.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0188&ga=112