2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB1020: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to claims against law enforcement officers.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, 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.

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Bill History

2/5/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/19/2025
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/26/2025
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/24/2025
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Objected to on Consent Calendar.
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar 3/27/2025
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
2/26/2025
14
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
2/19/2025
7
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/5/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/5/20258.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/15/2025116.0 KB