Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB2812
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to use of force.
Subject: Criminal Procedure
Description: As introduced, grants a defendant who has been charged with a criminal offense based on the use of force or threatened use of force and who asserts that the force was justified by law the right to a justifiable use of force hearing prior to trial, at which the prosecution has the burden to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the use of force was unlawful; requires the court to dismiss the criminal charges and find the defendant immune from criminal prosecution if the prosecution fails to meet that burden. - Amends TCA Title 39.
Session: 113th General Assembly
Last Action: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee
Last Action Date: April 3, 2024
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Bud Hulsey (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 3, 2024 | Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee |
| House | Mar 27, 2024 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2024 |
| House | Mar 27, 2024 | Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2024 |
| House | Mar 20, 2024 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2024 |
| House | Mar 19, 2024 | Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2024 |
| House | Mar 13, 2024 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2024 |
| House | Feb 7, 2024 | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| House | Feb 5, 2024 | P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee |
| House | Feb 1, 2024 | Intro., P1C. |
| House | Jan 31, 2024 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Jan 31, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Draft | Jan 31, 2024 | 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
