Tennessee Senate Bill 2436

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 2 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-02 - Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, requires a law enforcement officer initiating a traffic stop or pedestrian stop, on or after January 1, 2025, to inform the person stopped of the reason for the stop before engaging the person in questioning related to an investigation of a possible criminal offense or traffic violation; permits the officer to withhold such information if the officer believes that doing so is necessary to protect life or property from an imminent threat. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to law enforcement activity.

Sen. Raumesh Akbari [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-02	Senate	Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee
2024-04-01	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2024
2024-04-01	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2024
2024-03-27	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2024
2024-02-01	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
2024-01-31	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2024-01-30	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB2519 (Crossfiled) 2024-04-03 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2436&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2436.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB2519.pdf