Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class E felony of injuring someone or damaging their property with the intent to intimidate the person from the free exercise of political beliefs, political party affiliation, or choice of candidate for public office. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
House Passage
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2017
Last action Apr 12, 2017
Floor votes · House Mar 27, 2017
How they voted
78–0
Passed
Total votes 78
Mar 27, 2017
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican59
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
10
Committee
11
Amendments
1
Apr 11, 2017
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/12/2017
upper
Apr 11, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/12/2017
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/11/2017
upper
Mar 30, 2017
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 27, 2017
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0113)
lower
Mar 27, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/23/2017
lower
Mar 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/15/2017
lower
Mar 7, 2017
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Mar 1, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/7/2017
lower
Feb 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 2, 2017
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 1, 2017
Committee
P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 30, 2017
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 17, 2017
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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