Law Enforcement - As enacted, states that a law enforcement officer meeting certain qualifications who makes an arrest outside of the law enforcement officer's jurisdiction has the same legal status and immunity from suit as a state or local law enforcement officer making an arrest within the state or local law enforcement officer's jurisdiction if certain circumstances are met. - Amends TCA Section 38-3-113.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 10, 2021
Signed May 4, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2021 · House Apr 8, 2021
How they voted
27–5
Passed
Total votes 32
Apr 21, 2021
D
Democratic6
83% Nay
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
17
Committee
16
May 4, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 5
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/14/2021
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/14/2021
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reset on Final calendar of Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
upper
Apr 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/7/2021
upper
Apr 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/7/2021
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/1/2021
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/24/2021
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/16/2021
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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