Tennessee · Senate Bill 601 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 11, Part 6, relative to justifications excluding criminal responsibility.

SB 601 Sponsored by Joey Hensley Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 25, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 30, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Criminal Offenses - As introduced, justifies, under certain circumstances, the use of deadly force against another to prevent or terminate the other from committing or attempting to commit certain property offenses; specifies that the display or brandishing of a weapon does not constitute deadly force. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11, Part 6.

Every action

5 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Senate Judiciary Committee
  4. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/7/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  5. SenateAssigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.