Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "2020 Defense Doctrine," which adds imminent danger of grave 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 grave 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
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Dec 17, 2020
Signed Apr 7, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2021 · House Mar 25, 2021
How they voted
32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
Mar 18, 2021
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
15
Committee
11
Amendments
1
Apr 7, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
H. concurred in S. am. no. SA1 Ayes 86, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0050
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0042)
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Mar 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0016)
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/11/2021
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2021
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/3/2021
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/24/2021
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/17/2021
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 15, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Dec 17, 2020
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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