Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB0018
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10; Title 33; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 50 and Title 70, relative to the carrying of firearms.
Subject: Firearms and Ammunition
Description: As introduced, creates exceptions to the offense of open or concealed carrying of a firearm with the intent to go armed for any person legally in possession and not prohibited from possessing a firearm; converts existing defenses to be exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 10; Title 33; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 50 and Title 70.
Session: 112th General Assembly
Last Action: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Last Action Date: May 3, 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'.
29 sponsors: Bruce Griffey (R); Todd Warner (R); Scotty Campbell (R); Clay Doggett (R); Mark Hall (R); Scott Cepicky (R); Johnny Garrett (R); William Lamberth (R); Bud Hulsey (R); Tim Rudd (R); Rick Eldridge (R); Rusty Grills (R); Chris Todd (R); Jerry Sexton (R); Sabi Kumar (R); Gregory Terry (R); Terri Lynn Weaver (R); Andrew Farmer (R); Susan Lynn (R); Mary Littleton (R); Robin Smith (R); Dale Carr (R); Kent Calfee (R); Rush Bricken (R); Paul Sherrell (R); Iris Rudder (R); Lowell Russell (R); Jay Reedy (R); Ron Gant (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 29% (29 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 3, 2021 | Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| House | Apr 28, 2021 | Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 5/3/2021 |
| House | Mar 24, 2021 | Placed behind the budget |
| House | Mar 17, 2021 | Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/24/2021 |
| House | Mar 17, 2021 | Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee |
| House | Mar 10, 2021 | Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| House | Mar 3, 2021 | Rec for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee |
| House | Mar 3, 2021 | Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/10/2021 |
| House | Feb 24, 2021 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/3/2021 |
| House | Feb 24, 2021 | Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/3/2021 |
| House | Feb 17, 2021 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/24/2021 |
| House | Jan 27, 2021 | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| House | Jan 13, 2021 | Ref. to Criminal Justice Committee |
| House | Jan 13, 2021 | P2C held on desk. |
| House | Jan 12, 2021 | Intro., P1C. |
| House | Dec 3, 2020 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Dec 4, 2020 | 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
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee | 03/3/2021 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
