Criminal Offenses - As introduced, adds imminent danger of serious sexual abuse as a justification for the use of deadly force in self-defense and to defenses of duress and use of deadly force by law enforcement officer; defines serious sexual abuse as rape, aggravated rape, rape of a child, or aggravated rape of a child. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Governor
Introduced Dec 12, 2019
Last action Jun 9, 2020
Floor votes · House Mar 2, 2020
How they voted
98–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 99
Mar 2, 2020
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican73
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
16
Committee
17
Amendments
1
Jun 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 12/1/2020
upper
Jun 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 6/9/2020
upper
Jun 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 6/9/2020
upper
Jun 1, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 6/2/2020
upper
Mar 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/17/2020
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2020
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/10/2020
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/10/2020
upper
Mar 2, 2020
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0546)
lower
Mar 2, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 1
lower
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2020
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/27/2020
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/4/2020
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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