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Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Tennessee HB 1020

Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, 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.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Latest action(May 2, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 160

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State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:16 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 24, 2025
House		HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/24/2025 3/20/2025 (1)failSet your home in Tennessee to see
Feb 26, 2025
House		HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/26/2025 Passed (2)passSet your home in Tennessee to see
Feb 19, 2025
House		HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 2/19/2025 PassedpassSet your home in Tennessee to see

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