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Passed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB1373

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Legislation Overview

Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to sentencing.

Subject: Sentencing

Description: As enacted, classifies the offense of reckless endangerment by discharging a firearm from within a motor vehicle as a Class C felony. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.

Session: 112th General Assembly

Last Action: Effective date(s) 07/01/2021

Last Action Date: June 1, 2021

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

2 sponsors: Mike Bell (R); Bo Watson (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 6% (2 of 33)

History
Chamber Date Action
Jun 1, 2021 Pub. Ch. 505
Jun 1, 2021 Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
Senate May 25, 2021 Signed by Governor.
Senate May 17, 2021 Transmitted to Governor for action.
House May 13, 2021 Signed by H. Speaker
Senate May 13, 2021 Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate May 12, 2021 Enrolled and ready for signatures
Senate May 5, 2021 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0394)
House May 5, 2021 Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0
House May 5, 2021 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0268)
House May 5, 2021 Subst. for comp. HB.
Senate May 5, 2021 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Senate May 5, 2021 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 1
Senate May 5, 2021 Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate May 4, 2021 Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
Senate May 4, 2021 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 5/4/2021
Senate May 4, 2021 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 5/5/2021
Senate May 3, 2021 Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/4/2021
Senate May 3, 2021 Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/4/2021
Senate Apr 29, 2021 Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/3/2021
Senate Apr 28, 2021 Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/3/2021
Senate Apr 28, 2021 Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/28/2021
Senate Apr 27, 2021 Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/28/2021
Senate Apr 22, 2021 Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm. 4/27/21
Senate Apr 22, 2021 Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/27/2021
Senate Apr 20, 2021 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
Senate Apr 14, 2021 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/20/2021
Senate Apr 14, 2021 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/20/2021
Senate Apr 14, 2021 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/14/2021
Senate Apr 13, 2021 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/14/2021
Senate Apr 7, 2021 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
Senate Feb 22, 2021 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate Feb 11, 2021 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate Feb 11, 2021 Filed for introduction
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Chaptered May 28, 2021 state link bill text
Draft Feb 11, 2021 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
SA0394 Amendment 1-0 to SB1373 Apr 21, 2021 State Link amendment text No
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
04/20/2021 9 0 0 0 Yes
  • Bell, Mike (R) Yea
  • Gardenhire, Todd (R) Yea
  • Kyle, Sara (D) Yea
  • Lundberg, Jon (R) Yea
  • Roberts, Kerry (R) Yea
  • Robinson, Katrina (D) Yea
  • Rose, Paul (R) Yea
  • Stevens, John (R) Yea
  • White, Dawn (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
05/5/2021 90 0 0 0 Yes
  • Alexander, Rebecca (R) Yea
  • Baum, Charlie (R) Yea
  • Beck, Bill (D) Yea
  • Boyd, Clark (R) Yea
  • Bricken, Rush (R) Yea
  • Calfee, Kent (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Scotty (R) Yea
  • Camper, Karen (D) Yea
  • Carr, Dale (R) Yea
  • Carringer, Michele (R) Yea
  • Casada, Glen (R) Yea
  • Cepicky, Scott (R) Yea
  • Chism, Jesse (D) Yea
  • Clemmons, John (D) Yea
  • Cochran, Mark (R) Yea
  • Crawford, John (R) Yea
  • Curcio, Michael (R) Yea
  • Darby, Tandy (R) Yea
  • Dixie, Vincent (D) Yea
  • Doggett, Clay (R) Yea
  • Eldridge, Rick (R) Yea
  • Faison, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Farmer, Andrew (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Bob (D) Yea
  • Gant, Ron (R) Yea
  • Garrett, Johnny (R) Yea
  • Gillespie, John (R) Yea
  • Griffey, Bruce (R) Yea
  • Grills, Rusty (R) Yea
  • Hakeem, Yusuf (D) Yea
  • Halford, Curtis (R) Yea
  • Hall, Mark (R) Yea
  • Hardaway, G (D) Yea
  • Harris, Torrey (D) Yea
  • Haston, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Hawk, David (R) Yea
  • Hazlewood, Patsy (R) Yea
  • Helton, Esther (R) Yea
  • Hicks, Gary (R) Yea
  • Hicks, Tim (R) Yea
  • Hodges, Jason (D) Yea
  • Holsclaw, John (R) Yea
  • Howell, Dan (R) Yea
  • Hurt, Chris (R) Yea
  • Jernigan, Darren (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Curtis (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Gloria (D) Yea
  • Keisling, Kelly (R) Yea
  • Kumar, Sabi (R) Yea
  • Lafferty, Justin (R) Yea
  • Lamar, London (D) Yea
  • Lamberth, William (R) Yea
  • Leatherwood, Tom (R) Yea
  • Littleton, Mary (R) Yea
  • Love, Harold (D) Yea
  • Lynn, Susan (R) Yea
  • Mannis, Eddie (R) Yea
  • Marsh, Pat (R) Yea
  • McKenzie, Samuel (D) Yea
  • Miller, Larry (D) Yea
  • Mitchell, Bo (D) Yea
  • Moody, Debra (R) Yea
  • Moon, Jerome (R) Yea
  • Ogles, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Parkinson, Antonio (D) Yea
  • Powell, Jason (D) Yea
  • Powers, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Ragan, John (R) Yea
  • Ramsey, Bob (R) Yea
  • Rudd, Tim (R) Yea
  • Rudder, Iris (R) Yea
  • Russell, Lowell (R) Yea
  • Sexton, Cameron (R) Yea
  • Sexton, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Shaw, Johnny (D) Yea
  • Sherrell, Paul (R) Yea
  • Smith, Robin (R) Yea
  • Sparks, Mike (R) Yea
  • Stewart, Mike (D) Yea
  • Terry, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Dwayne (D) Yea
  • Todd, Chris (R) Yea
  • Towns, Joe (D) Yea
  • Vaughan, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Warner, Todd (R) Yea
  • Weaver, Terri Lynn (R) Yea
  • White, Mark (R) Yea
  • Whitson, Sam (R) Yea
  • Windle, John (D) Yea
  • Wright, Dave (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
05/4/2021 10 0 0 0 Yes
  • Gardenhire, Todd (R) Yea
  • Gilmore, Brenda (D) Yea
  • Haile, Ferrell (R) Yea
  • Hensley, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Jack (R) Yea
  • Lundberg, Jon (R) Yea
  • Stevens, John (R) Yea
  • Watson, Bo (R) Yea
  • White, Dawn (R) Yea
  • Yarbro, Jeff (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
05/5/2021 30 1 0 0 Yes
  • Akbari, Raumesh (D) Yea
  • Bailey, Paul (R) Yea
  • Bell, Mike (R) Yea
  • Bowling, Janince (R) Yea
  • Briggs, Richard (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Heidi (D) Yea
  • Crowe, Rusty (R) Yea
  • Gardenhire, Todd (R) Yea
  • Gilmore, Brenda (D) Yea
  • Haile, Ferrell (R) Yea
  • Hensley, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Edward (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Jack (R) Yea
  • Kelsey, Brian (R) Yea
  • Lundberg, Jon (R) Yea
  • Massey, Becky (R) Yea
  • McNally, Randy (R) Yea
  • Niceley, Frank (R) Yea
  • Pody, Mark (R) Yea
  • Powers, Bill (R) Yea
  • Reeves, Shane (R) Yea
  • Roberts, Kerry (R) Yea
  • Rose, Paul (R) Yea
  • Southerland, Steve (R) Yea
  • Stevens, John (R) Yea
  • Swann, Art (R) Yea
  • Walley, Page (R) Yea
  • Watson, Bo (R) Yea
  • White, Dawn (R) Yea
  • Yager, Ken (R) Yea
  • Yarbro, Jeff (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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