Criminal Offenses - As enacted, gives immunity from civil or criminal liability to a person for making a report to law enforcement of suspicious activity or behavior if the report is based on articulable suspicion. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 8.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
House Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
Apr 2017
Introduced Feb 8, 2017
Signed Apr 19, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2017
How they voted
27–0
Passed
Total votes 27
Apr 3, 2017
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Apr 19, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 3, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Mar 28, 2017
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 23, 2017
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/28/2017
upper
Mar 20, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 21, PNV 0
lower
Mar 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2017
lower
Mar 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 1, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/8/2017
lower
Feb 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/28/2017
lower
Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 15, 2017
Committee
P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Feb 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Intro.
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 8, 2017
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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