SB-1398: As introduced, permits a petitioner for restoration of citizenship rights to provide satisfactory proof of good character through written affidavits sworn under penalty of perjury; requires the affidavit to be given the same effect as if the affiant had testified orally. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 29.
Sponsored by: Sen. Reginald Tate
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Judiciary Committee on 02/13/2017
You have voted SB-1398: As introduced, permits a petitioner for restoration of citizenship rights to provide satisfactory proof of good character through written affidavits sworn under penalty of perjury; requires the affidavit to be given the same effect as if the affiant had testified orally. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 29..
Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks required, penalty. [HB-2187]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks; penalty. Requires a background check for any firearm transfer and requires the Department of State Police to establish a process for transferors to obtain such a check from licensed firearms dealers. A transferor who fails to obtain a required background check and sells the firearm to another person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill exempts transfers between immediate family members, transfers that occur by operation of law, transfers by the executor or administrator of an
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HB-2187: Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks required, penalty.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer Barton Boysko
Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 02/07/2017
SB-1409: As introduced, permits persons who have been arrested but released as the result of certain events to have the public records of the arrest and surrounding events destroyed without cost to the arrested person and without the necessity of filing a petition. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32.
Sponsored by: Sen. Reginald Tate
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Judiciary Committee on 02/13/2017
You have voted SB-1409: As introduced, permits persons who have been arrested but released as the result of certain events to have the public records of the arrest and surrounding events destroyed without cost to the arrested person and without the necessity of filing a petition. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32..
Officer-involved shootings; model policy for investigations, disclosure of report. [HB-2099]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Officer-involved shootings; model policy for investigations; disclosure of report. Provides that an attorney for the Commonwealth shall disclose a report of his findings for any "officer-involved shooting" if no criminal charges are brought against a law-enforcement officer, or, alternatively, if charges are brought, the attorney for the Commonwealth shall issue a general statement disclosing the general purpose of bringing such charges or seeking an indictment. The bill directs the Department of Criminal Justice Services to develop a model policy
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HB-2099: Officer-involved shootings; model policy for investigations, disclosure of report.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamont Bagby
Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 02/07/2017
Unmanned aircraft systems; creates a civil cause of action for invasion of privacy, etc. [HB-2197]
[Drones ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Aerospace ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Unmanned aircraft systems; designated facility; critical infrastructure; unlawful use; penalties. Creates a civil cause of action for the invasion of privacy when a person uses an unmanned aircraft system to enter without consent into the airspace above any designated facility, as defined in the bill, or critical infrastructure to capture an image or attempt to capture an image, as specified in the bill. The bill allows a plaintiff to recover actual damages and allows the court to award punitive damages where actual damages are awarded and to order
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HB-2197: Unmanned aircraft systems; creates a civil cause of action for invasion of privacy, etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terry G. Kilgore
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2017
HB-1280: As introduced, permits person to apply to have a current conviction expunged even if person has prior convictions for Class C or Class B misdemeanors. - Amends TCA Section 40-32-101.
Sponsored by: Rep. Harold M. Love
Taken Off Notice For Cal. In Criminal Justice Committee on 04/25/2017
You have voted HB-1280: As introduced, permits person to apply to have a current conviction expunged even if person has prior convictions for Class C or Class B misdemeanors. - Amends TCA Section 40-32-101..
Fines and court costs; community work in lieu of payment. [SB-1174]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Community Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Community work in lieu of payment for fines and court costs. Provides that a court may permit an inmate to earn credits against any fines and court costs imposed against him by performing community service. Under current law, credits may be earned only before or after imprisonment.
SB-1174: Fines and court costs; community work in lieu of payment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark D. Obenshain
Incorporated By Courts Of Justice on 01/16/2017
Officer-involved deaths; community-policing programs and training standards. [HB-2118]
[Crime ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Disabilities ]
Model policy regarding officer-involved deaths; community-policing programs and training standards. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish a model policy regarding the independent review of all officer-involved shootings. The bill also requires that the Department periodically review community-policing programs and establish training standards to ensure sensitivity to and awareness of persons who have a mental illness, substance abuse addiction, or developmental disability.
HB-2118: Officer-involved deaths; community-policing programs and training standards.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark L. Keam
Tabled In Militia, Police And Public Safety By Voice Vote on 01/27/2017
HB-1296: As enacted, increases from $25,000 to $50,000 the threshold amount of a loss sustained by a victim that generally makes the offender ineligible for expunction. - Amends TCA Section 40-32-101.
Sponsored by: Sen. Raumesh A. Akbari
Effective Date(s) 06/06/2017 on 06/14/2017
You have voted HB-1296: As enacted, increases from $25,000 to $50,000 the threshold amount of a loss sustained by a victim that generally makes the offender ineligible for expunction. - Amends TCA Section 40-32-101..
SB-1334: As enacted, increases from $25,000 to $50,000 the threshold amount of a loss sustained by a victim that generally makes the offender ineligible for expunction. - Amends TCA Section 40-32-101.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Bell
Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 487 on 06/14/2017
You have voted SB-1334: As enacted, increases from $25,000 to $50,000 the threshold amount of a loss sustained by a victim that generally makes the offender ineligible for expunction. - Amends TCA Section 40-32-101..
SB-1272: As introduced, prohibits a court from issuing or a law enforcement officer from serving a no knock search or arrest warrant; defines a no knock warrant as a warrant that specifically enables an officer to enter a structure without giving notice of the officer's authority or the purpose of the officer's presence. - Amends TCA Title 40.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Norris
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Judiciary Committee on 02/13/2017
You have voted SB-1272: As introduced, prohibits a court from issuing or a law enforcement officer from serving a no knock search or arrest warrant; defines a no knock warrant as a warrant that specifically enables an officer to enter a structure without giving notice of the officer's authority or the purpose of the officer's presence. - Amends TCA Title 40..
Law-enforcement agencies, local; body-worn cameras. [HB-2117]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Local law-enforcement agencies; body-worn cameras. Requires localities to adopt and establish a written policy for the operation of a body-worn camera system, as defined in the bill, that conforms to the model policy established by the Department of Criminal Justice Services (the Department) prior to purchasing or deploying a body-worn camera system. The bill requires the Department to establish a model policy for the operation of body-worn camera systems and the storage and maintenance of body-worn camera system records.