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Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB0477

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Legislation Overview

Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, relative to firearms.

Subject: Firearms and Ammunition

Description: As introduced, clarifies that a law enforcement officer is not prohibited from carrying a firearm into certain locations regardless of whether the officer is on or off duty; clarifies that the exemption to the ban on weapons in parks and other similar places for a law enforcement officer applies regardless of whether the officer is on duty. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.

Session: 112th General Assembly

Last Action: Taken off notice for cal. in Civil Justice Committee

Last Action Date: March 9, 2022

Sponsors

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5 sponsors: Mark White (R); Jerome Moon (R); Tom Leatherwood (R); Kevin Vaughan (R); John Gillespie (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 5% (5 of 99)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 9, 2022 Taken off notice for cal. in Civil Justice Committee
House Mar 2, 2022 Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/9/2022
House Mar 2, 2022 Action def. in Civil Justice Committee to 3/9/2022
House Feb 23, 2022 Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/2/2022
House Feb 22, 2022 Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
House Feb 16, 2022 Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/22/2022
House Mar 9, 2021 Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee
House Mar 3, 2021 Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/9/2021
House Feb 23, 2021 Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/9/2021
House Feb 17, 2021 Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/23/2021
House Feb 16, 2021 Meeting Canceled
House Feb 10, 2021 P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
House Feb 10, 2021 Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/16/2021
House Feb 10, 2021 Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
House Feb 8, 2021 Intro., P1C.
House Feb 3, 2021 Filed for introduction
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Draft Feb 3, 2021 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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