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Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB2397

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Legislation Overview

Title: As introduced, provides that a person's use of force in self-defense is not justified if the person was engaged in conduct that would constitute a felony or Class A misdemeanor, rather than unlawful activity, at the time of the use of force. - Amends TCA Section 39-11-611.

Subject: Criminal Offenses

Description: As introduced, provides that a person's use of force in self-defense is not justified if the person was engaged in conduct that would constitute a felony or Class A misdemeanor, rather than unlawful activity, at the time of the use of force. - Amends TCA Section 39-11-611.

Session: 111th General Assembly

Last Action: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

Last Action Date: June 8, 2020

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

9 sponsors: Chris Todd (R); Jay Reedy (R); David Byrd (R); Rusty Grills (R); Mark White (R); James Van Huss (R); Clay Doggett (R); Kirk Haston (R); Lowell Russell (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 9% (9 of 99)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jun 8, 2020 Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
House Jun 3, 2020 Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House Jun 3, 2020 Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 15, PNV 2
House Jun 2, 2020 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/3/20
House Jun 1, 2020 Objected to on Consent Calendar.
House May 29, 2020 H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 6/1/2020
House May 28, 2020 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/29/2020
House Mar 11, 2020 Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House Mar 4, 2020 Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2020
House Mar 3, 2020 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
House Feb 26, 2020 Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/3/2020
House Feb 10, 2020 Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House Feb 6, 2020 P2C, ref. to Judiciary
House Feb 5, 2020 Intro., P1C.
House Feb 4, 2020 Filed for introduction
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Draft Feb 4, 2020 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
06/3/2020 73 15 2 0 Yes
  • Baum, Charlie (R) Yea
  • Beck, Bill (D) NV
  • Boyd, Clark (R) Yea
  • Bricken, Rush (R) Yea
  • Byrd, David (R) Yea
  • Calfee, Kent (R) Yea
  • Camper, Karen (D) Nay
  • Carr, Dale (R) Yea
  • Carter, Mike (R) Yea
  • Cepicky, Scott (R) Yea
  • Clemmons, John (D) Nay
  • Cochran, Mark (R) Yea
  • Coley, Jim (R) Yea
  • Crawford, John (R) Yea
  • Curcio, Michael (R) Yea
  • Daniel, Martin (R) Yea
  • DeBerry, John (D) Yea
  • Dixie, Vincent (D) Nay
  • Doggett, Clay (R) Yea
  • Dunn, Bill (R) Yea
  • Eldridge, Rick (R) Yea
  • Faison, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Farmer, Andrew (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Bob (D) Nay
  • Gant, Ron (R) Yea
  • Garrett, Johnny (R) Yea
  • Griffey, Bruce (R) Yea
  • Hakeem, Yusuf (D) Nay
  • Halford, Curtis (R) Yea
  • Hall, Mark (R) Yea
  • Hardaway, G (D) Nay
  • Haston, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Hawk, David (R) Yea
  • Hazlewood, Patsy (R) Yea
  • Helton, Esther (R) Yea
  • Hicks, Gary (R) Yea
  • Hill, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Hill, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Hodges, Jason (D) Nay
  • Holsclaw, John (R) Yea
  • Howell, Dan (R) Yea
  • Hulsey, Bud (R) Yea
  • Hurt, Chris (R) Yea
  • Jernigan, Darren (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Curtis (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Gloria (D) Nay
  • Keisling, Kelly (R) Yea
  • Kumar, Sabi (R) Yea
  • Lafferty, Justin (R) Yea
  • Lamar, London (D) Nay
  • Lamberth, William (R) Yea
  • Leatherwood, Tom (R) Yea
  • Littleton, Mary (R) Yea
  • Love, Harold (D) NV
  • Lynn, Susan (R) Yea
  • Marsh, Pat (R) Yea
  • Miller, Larry (D) Nay
  • Mitchell, Bo (D) Nay
  • Moody, Debra (R) Yea
  • Moon, Jerome (R) Yea
  • Ogles, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Potts, Jason (D) Nay
  • Powell, Jason (D) Nay
  • Powers, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Ragan, John (R) Yea
  • Ramsey, Bob (R) Yea
  • Reedy, Jay (R) Yea
  • Rudd, Tim (R) Yea
  • Rudder, Iris (R) Yea
  • Russell, Lowell (R) Yea
  • Sexton, Cameron (R) Yea
  • Sexton, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Shaw, Johnny (D) Yea
  • Sherrell, Paul (R) Yea
  • Smith, Robin (R) Yea
  • Sparks, Mike (R) Yea
  • Staples, Rick (D) Yea
  • Thompson, Dwayne (D) Yea
  • Tillis, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Todd, Chris (R) Yea
  • Towns, Joe (D) Nay
  • Van Huss, James (R) Yea
  • Vaughan, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Weaver, Terri Lynn (R) Yea
  • White, Mark (R) Yea
  • Whitson, Sam (R) Yea
  • Williams, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Windle, John (D) Yea
  • Wright, Dave (R) Yea
  • Zachary, Jason (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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