Tennessee · Senate Bill 908 · 113th General Assembly

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

SB 908 Sponsored by Frank Niceley Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Jan 31, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2023
  3. Withdrawn  
  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, clarifies that a threat to use deadly force by a private citizen making an arrest is not in itself considered a use of deadly force; prohibits a private citizen from threatening to use deadly force during the course of a citizen's arrest unless the arrest is for a crime committed or threatened against the citizen making the arrest or for a violent crime committed or threatened in the presence of the citizen making the arrest. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11, Part 6.

Every action

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

Show the 25 earlier steps
  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 3/13/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  5. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/14/2023
  6. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/14/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  7. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/21/2023
  8. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  9. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2023
  10. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  11. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/28/2023
  12. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/28/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  13. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/29/2023
  14. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/29/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  15. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/4/2023
  16. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/4/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  17. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 1/23/2024
  18. SenateSponsor(s) Added.
  19. SenateSponsor(s) Added.
  20. SenateSponsor(s) Added.
  21. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/5/2024 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  22. SenateSponsor(s) Added.
  23. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/12/2024
  24. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/19/2024 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  25. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/20/2024
  1. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/20/2024 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  2. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2024
  3. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/26/2024 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  4. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/27/2024
  5. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/27/2024 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  6. CommitteeRecommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 0 PNV 3 · Senate Calendar Committee
  7. SenatePlaced on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/4/2024
  8. SenateWithdrawn.

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 27, 2024 Senate Judiciary Committee Judiciary Committee: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 0 PNV 3
Members

Yes · 6

Not voting · 3

 Passed 6–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 4 Republicans.

All 4 cosponsors

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.