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

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.

In committee Last action May 2, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 160

Plain-language summary

HB 1020 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 2, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 160.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican).