Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB0468
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1, relative to reckless endangerment.
Subject: Criminal Offenses
Description: As introduced, increases the penalty for reckless endangerment when the offense is committed by discharging a firearm or antique firearm into a motor vehicle from a Class E felony to a Class C felony, if the motor vehicle is occupied, or a Class D felony, if the motor vehicle is unoccupied. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1.
Session: 114th General Assembly
Last Action: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025
Last Action Date: March 19, 2025
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Lee Reeves (R); Jake McCalmon (R); Dennis Powers (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (3 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 19, 2025 | Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025 |
| House | Mar 19, 2025 | Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee |
| House | Mar 12, 2025 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 |
| House | Mar 12, 2025 | Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2025 |
| House | Mar 5, 2025 | Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/12/2025 |
| House | Mar 5, 2025 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025 |
| House | Feb 27, 2025 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Feb 26, 2025 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025 |
| House | Feb 13, 2025 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Feb 5, 2025 | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| House | Feb 5, 2025 | P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee |
| House | Feb 3, 2025 | Intro., P1C. |
| House | Jan 28, 2025 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Jan 28, 2025 | 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 if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee | 03/19/2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
