TN HB 1020
died on adjournmentTort 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.
Tennessee · 114S1 · lower
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Did TN HB 1020 pass?
No. TN HB 1020 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-02): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 160
What is TN HB 1020 about?
TN HB 1020 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “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.”.
Who sponsors TN HB 1020?
Russell is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1020.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-06
- Latest action
- 2025-05-02 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 160
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Russellprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-05-02
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 160
2025-03-27
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-03-27
Comp. SB subst.
2025-03-24
Objected to on Consent Calendar.
2025-03-24
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-03-24
H. Placed on Regular Calendar 3/27/2025
2025-03-20
H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/24/2025
2025-03-19
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025
2025-02-26
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-19
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-19
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/26/2025
2025-02-12
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/19/2025
2025-02-11
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-02-10
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2025-02-06
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2025-02-05
Filed for introduction
filing
Versions
Documents
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Votes
HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 2/19/2025 Passed
2025-02-19 · pass · 7-1
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/26/2025 Passed (2)
2025-02-26 · pass · 14-5
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/24/2025 3/20/2025 (1)
2025-03-24 · fail · 0-0
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 280
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