Criminal Offenses - As introduced, clarifies that a threat to use deadly force by a private citizen making an arrest is not in itself considered a use of deadly force; prohibits a private citizen from threatening to use deadly force during the course of a citizen's arrest unless the arrest is for a crime committed or threatened against the citizen making the arrest or for a violent crime committed or threatened in the presence of the citizen making the arrest. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11, Part 6.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 1, 2023
Last action Apr 3, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
19
Committee
21
Apr 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Def. to Summer Study in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2024
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2024
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2024
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2024
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2024
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 1/30/2024
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 1/30/2024
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 1/23/2024
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 1/16/2024
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2024
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/4/2023
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/4/2023
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/28/2023
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/28/2023
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/21/2023
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/21/2023
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/14/2023
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 2, 2023
Committee
P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kelly Keisling
RRepublican
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