Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB0931
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 11 and Title 40, relative to self-defense.
Subject: Criminal Offenses
Description: As introduced, specifies that a person using force intended or likely to cause death or serious bodily injury from within the person's residence or dwelling is presumed to have acted in self-defense when that force is used against an individual armed with a deadly weapon who is unlawfully present on the person's property and outside of the enclosed structure of the person's residence or dwelling. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11 and Title 40.
Session: 114th General Assembly
Last Action: Intro., P1C.
Last Action Date: February 5, 2025
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Joe Towns (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 5, 2025 | Intro., P1C. |
| House | Feb 4, 2025 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Feb 5, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Draft | Feb 4, 2025 | 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
