Bill > HB1802

This bill amends Tennessee law to lower the standard for using deadly force to protect property, allowing individuals lawfully residing in their homes to use deadly force if they reasonably believe it's immediately necessary to prevent arson, burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, or aggravated cruelty to animals, and if they believe the property cannot be protected by other means, and there's an imminent danger of death, serious bodily injury, or grave sexual abuse to themselves or a third person, or that using lesser force would expose them to such risks. The bill also updates references in other sections of Tennessee Code Annotated to include this expanded protection of property statute, ensuring consistency across related laws concerning the use of force.