TN HB0894 | 2021-2022 | 112th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-22 - Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 9 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-22 - Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, includes a domestic relationship between the victim and the defendant as an aggravating factor in sentencing for first degree murder; adds strangulation as an aggravating factor for reckless aggravated assault; expands aggravated assault to include reckless strangulation; requires law enforcement agencies to implement written policies requiring officers to screen victims of domestic violence; directs TACIR to study domestic violence prosecutions. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6, Part 3; Title 38 and Title 39.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 6, Part 3; Title 38 and Title 39, relative to domestic violence.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-22 | House | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| 2021-02-22 | House | P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee-- Finance, Ways, & Means Committee |
| 2021-02-11 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2021-02-09 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB0199 (Crossfiled) 2021-02-08 - Withdrawn.
Subjects
Tennessee State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0894&ga=112 |
| Text | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0894.pdf |
