---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil Procedure - As enacted, provides that a person who uses justifiable force against another may request a stay of proceedings in any civil action based on the use of force until the criminal investigation has concluded; allows for an immunity hearing at which the court may dismiss an action that is barred by immunity. - Amends TCA Title 39."
description: "Civil Procedure - As enacted, provides that a person who uses justifiable force against another may request a stay of proceedings in any civil action based on the use of force until the criminal investigation has concluded; allows for an immunity hearing at which the court may dismiss an action that is barred by immunity. - Amends TCA Title 39."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 25"
citation: "Tennessee HB 25 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Procedure"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Todd", "White"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-12-08"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a05099a-9cf5-4252-8c46-25dd8b7d53b5"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0025&GA=112"
source_hash: "eb94491e5a5a85d2720f06bfceb8dab50c77bc8d23e0b345f2937bf5ae4059d8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HB 25 (112) — Civil Procedure - As enacted, provides that a person who uses justifiable force against another may request a stay of proceedings in any civil action based on the use of force until the criminal investigation has concluded; allows for an immunity hearing at which the court may dismiss an action that is barred by immunity. - Amends TCA Title 39.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0025.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/29/2021 3/25/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/29/2021 Passed (1) — **72–21** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/9/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/17/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/20/2021 Passed (2) — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/27/2021 Passed (1) — **26–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Todd — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-12-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** Ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13** P2C held on desk.
- **2021-01-27** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-09** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/25/2021
- **2021-03-25** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/29/2021
- **2021-03-29** Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 21, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-03-31** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
- **2021-04-01** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-06** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-06** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Reset on Final calendar of Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-04-13** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-20** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-27** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2021-04-27** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-27** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-04-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 387
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 387

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a05099a-9cf5-4252-8c46-25dd8b7d53b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).