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TN HB 1012

died on adjournment

Attorneys at Law - As introduced, specifies that an attorney who, while acting in the capacity of counsel for a client or an identifiable prospective client, engages in conduct that constitutes the offense of perjury, aggravated perjury, subornation of perjury, tampering with or fabricating evidence, destruction or tampering with governmental records, or coercion or persuasion of a witness is not immune from prosecution. - Amends TCA Title 23, Chapter 3; Title 27 and Title 39.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 1012 pass?

No. TN HB 1012 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 (2025-03-19): Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

What is TN HB 1012 about?

TN HB 1012 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Attorneys at Law - As introduced, specifies that an attorney who, while acting in the capacity of counsel for a client or an identifiable prospective client, engages in conduct that constitutes the offense of perjury, aggravated perjury, subornation of perjury, tampering with or fabricating evidence, destruction or tampering with governmental records, or coercion or persuasion of a witness is not immune from prosecution. - Amends TCA Title 23, Chapter 3; Title 27 and Title 39.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 1012?

Shaw is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1012.

Introduced
2025-02-06
Latest action
2025-03-19 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Shawprimary

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-05

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-06

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-10

    P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-11

    Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-26

    Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

  6. 2025-03-05

    Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2025

  7. 2025-03-12

    Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  8. 2025-03-19

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

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