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TN SB 280

enacted

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.

Tennessee · 114S1 · upper

Introduced
2025-01-27
Status date
—
Latest action
2025-05-02 — Pub. Ch. 160
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Jacksonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-24

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-01-27

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-10

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-05

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2025

  5. 2025-03-11

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  6. 2025-03-18

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/20/2025

  7. 2025-03-20

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  8. 2025-03-20

    Senate Reset on calendar for 3/27/2025

  9. 2025-03-24

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  10. 2025-03-25

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/27/2025

  11. 2025-03-26

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  12. 2025-03-27

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  13. 2025-03-27

    Passed H., Ayes 76, Nays 14, PNV 5

    passage

  14. 2025-03-27

    Subst. for comp. HB.

    substitution

  15. 2025-03-27

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    receipt

  16. 2025-03-27

    Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 5

    passage

  17. 2025-03-28

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

    enrolled

  18. 2025-04-01

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  19. 2025-04-02

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

    executive-receipt

  20. 2025-04-02

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  21. 2025-04-11

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  22. 2025-05-02

    Effective date(s) 04/11/2025

  23. 2025-05-02

    Pub. Ch. 160

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/11/2025 Passed

    2025-03-11 · pass · 7-2

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/27/2025 Passed (1)

    2025-03-27 · pass · 76-14

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Chism: not voting
    • Freeman: not voting
    • Glynn: not voting
    • Hemmer: not voting
    • Towns: not voting

  • FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/27/2025 Passed

    2025-03-27 · pass · 27-5

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0280&ga=114

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