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

Tennessee HB 931

Criminal Offenses - As introduced, specifies that a person using force intended or likely to cause death or serious bodily injury from within the person's residence or dwelling is presumed to have acted in self-defense when that force is used against an individual armed with a deadly weapon who is unlawfully present on the person's property and outside of the enclosed structure of the person's residence or dwelling. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11 and Title 40.

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

Sponsors

• Towns

Summary

Text versions

• Current Version

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

Actions

• Apr 7, 2026 · House
  Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/7/2026
• Apr 7, 2026 · House
  Reset on Final cal. 4 of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Apr 1, 2026 · House
  Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/7/2026
• Mar 25, 2026 · House
  Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to the Final Calendar No. 3
• Mar 25, 2026 · House
  Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/1/2026
• Mar 18, 2026 · House
  Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026
• Mar 18, 2026 · House
  Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026
• Mar 11, 2026 · House
  Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
• Mar 11, 2026 · House
  Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
• Mar 4, 2026 · House
  Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026
• Mar 4, 2026 · House
  Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
• Feb 25, 2026 · House
  Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
• Feb 4, 2026 · House
  Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
• Jan 28, 2026 · House
  Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/4/2026
• Jan 26, 2026 · House
  Meeting Canceled
• Jan 21, 2026 · House
  Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 1/28/2026
• Apr 1, 2025 · House
  Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2026
• Mar 26, 2025 · House
  Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025
• Mar 26, 2025 · House
  Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
• Mar 20, 2025 · House
  Sponsor(s) Added.
• Mar 19, 2025 · House
  Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
• Feb 10, 2025 · House
  Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Feb 6, 2025 · House
  P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
• Feb 5, 2025 · House
  Intro., P1C.
• Feb 4, 2025 · House
  Filed for introduction