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Bill Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "2020 Defense Doctrine," which adds imminent danger of grave sexual abuse as a justification for the use of deadly force in self-defense and to defenses of duress and use of deadly force by law enforcement officer; defines grave sexual abuse as rape, aggravated rape, rape of a child, or aggravated rape of a child. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "2020 Defense Doctrine," which adds imminent danger of grave sexual abuse as a justification for the use of deadly force in self-defense and to defenses of duress and use of deadly force by law enforcement officer; defines grave sexual abuse as rape, aggravated rape, rape of a child, or aggravated rape of a child. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 112 SB 189 Tennessee SB 189 (112)
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Tennessee SB 189 (112) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "2020 Defense Doctrine," which adds imminent danger of grave sexual abuse as a justification for the use of deadly force in self-defense and to defenses of duress and use of deadly force by law enforcement officer; defines grave sexual abuse as rape, aggravated rape, rape of a child, or aggravated rape of a child. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Version chain

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

  1. Amendment HA0016 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Amendment SA0042 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 3/25/2021 Passed — 860 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/3/2021 — 00 (pass) · lower
  • SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/9/2021 Passed — 90 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/18/2021 Passed (1) — 320 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/15/2021 Passed — 860 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Criminal Justice Subcommittee 2/24/2021 — 00 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Criminal Justice Subcommittee 2/24/2021 (2) — 00 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/15/2021 3/11/2021 (1) — 00 (fail) · lower

Sponsors

  • Bowling — primary (person)
  • Ogles — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2020-12-17 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
  • 2021-01-12 Intro., P1C. introduction
  • 2021-01-13 Ref. to Criminal Justice Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-01-13 P2C held on desk.
  • 2021-01-15 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
  • 2021-01-27 Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2021-02-08 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2021-02-10 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
  • 2021-02-10 Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/17/2021
  • 2021-02-17 Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/24/2021
  • 2021-02-17 Meeting Canceled
  • 2021-02-24 Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/3/2021
  • 2021-02-24 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Criminal Justice Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-03-02 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-03-03 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2021
  • 2021-03-03 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-03-08 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-03-09 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
  • 2021-03-10 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/11/2021
  • 2021-03-11 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/15/2021
  • 2021-03-11 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-03-11 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/15/2021
  • 2021-03-15 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-03-15 Senate Reset on calendar for 3/18/2021
  • 2021-03-15 Passed H., as am., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 0 passage
  • 2021-03-15 H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0016) amendment-passage
  • 2021-03-16 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/18/2021
  • 2021-03-16 Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
  • 2021-03-17 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-03-18 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-03-18 Companion House Bill substituted
  • 2021-03-18 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 passage
  • 2021-03-18 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0042)
  • 2021-03-18 Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
  • 2021-03-18 Received from House, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2021-03-22 H. Placed on Message Calendar for 3/25/21
  • 2021-03-25 H. concurred in S. am. no. SA1 Ayes 86, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0050
  • 2021-03-26 Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
  • 2021-03-30 Signed by H. Speaker
  • 2021-03-31 Transmitted to Governor for his action. executive-receipt
  • 2021-03-31 Signed by Senate Speaker
  • 2021-04-07 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2021-04-12 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 83
  • 2021-04-12 Effective date(s) 04/07/2021
  • 2021-04-12 Pub. Ch. 83

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a0217d2e-b79e-4217-89fc-782af991a02f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).