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HB 931

  • Tennessee House Bill
  • 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
  • Introduced in House Feb 05, 2025
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Criminal Offenses - 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.

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Bill Subjects

Criminal Offenses

Abstract

Bill Sponsors (1)

Joe Towns

  • Democratic
  • Representative
  • District 84
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Actions

Apr 01, 2025

House

Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2026

Mar 26, 2025

House

Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025

House

Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

Mar 20, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) Added.

Mar 19, 2025

House

Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

Feb 10, 2025

House

Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Feb 06, 2025

House

P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

Feb 05, 2025

House

Intro., P1C.

Feb 04, 2025

House

Filed for introduction

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