Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, specifies that a law enforcement officer who causes property damage to or inflicts personal injury upon a person during the course of the law enforcement officer's official duties is immune from civil liability if at the time the damage or injury occurred, the person suffering the injury or damage was engaged in conduct that resulted in the person being convicted of the offense of resisting a stop, frisk, halt, arrest, or search of the person. - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 39.

HB 1020 grants law enforcement officers immunity from civil lawsuits for property damage or personal injury caused during official duties if the injured person was resisting arrest (and later convicted under Tennessee's resisting arrest statute, §39-16-602). This immunity does not apply if the officer acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct, nor does it cover bystanders or others not resisting arrest at the time of the incident. The bill amends Tennessee law (Titles 29 and 39) to change how civil liability is handled for officers’ actions during enforcement. It directly affects individuals who resist arrest and their ability to sue officers, while protecting officers from lawsuits under specific, limited circumstances.