Bill Sponsors: TN HB0409 | 2019-2020 | 111th General Assembly

Bill Title: As introduced, confers criminal and civil immunity upon a person who uses or threatens force in self-defense, defense of another, or defense from a person committing a criminal offense, unless the person against whom force is used is a law enforcement officer during discharge of the officer's duties and the person knows the person is an officer. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11, Part 6 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-10 - Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary [HB0409 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Representative Bruce Griffey [R]PrimarySponsored BillsHD-075FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Chris Todd [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-073FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Clay Doggett [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-070FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Jay Reedy [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-074FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative David Byrd [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-071FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Kirk Haston [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-072FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Robin Smith [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-026FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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