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Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB1202

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 8, relative to schools.

Subject: Teachers, Principals and School Personnel

Description: As introduced, authorizes a faculty or staff member of a school to carry a concealed handgun on school grounds subject to certain conditions, including obtaining an enhanced handgun carry permit and completing annual training. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 8.

Session: 113th General Assembly

Last Action: Sponsor(s) Added.

Last Action Date: April 23, 2024

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'.

13 sponsors: Ryan Williams (R); Kip Capley (R); Dave Wright (R); Jay Reedy (R); Ed Butler (R); Chris Todd (R); Scott Cepicky (R); Gino Bulso (R); Tim Hicks (R); Rick Eldridge (R); Kelly Keisling (R); Mark Cochran (R); Dennis Powers (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 13% (13 of 99)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Apr 23, 2024 Sponsor(s) Added.
House Apr 23, 2024 Comp. SB subst.
House Apr 22, 2024 Reset on next avail. cal.
House Apr 22, 2024 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/23/2024
House Apr 18, 2024 Sponsor(s) Added.
House Apr 17, 2023 Held on desk.
House Apr 17, 2023 Sponsor(s) Added.
House Apr 13, 2023 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2023
House Apr 12, 2023 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/13/2023
House Apr 6, 2023 Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/13/2023
House Apr 5, 2023 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2023
House Apr 5, 2023 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House Mar 29, 2023 Placed on cal. Education Administration for 4/5/2023
House Mar 27, 2023 Sponsor(s) Added.
House Mar 22, 2023 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Education Administration
House Mar 15, 2023 Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/22/2023
House Mar 14, 2023 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
House Mar 8, 2023 Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/14/2023
House Feb 7, 2023 Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
House Feb 2, 2023 P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee -- Education Administration Committee
House Feb 1, 2023 Intro., P1C.
House Jan 31, 2023 Filed for introduction
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Draft Jan 31, 2023 state link bill text
Draft Jan 31, 2023 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
HA1124 Amendment 16-0 to HB1202 Apr 23, 2024 State Link amendment text No
HA1123 Amendment 15-0 to HB1202 Apr 23, 2024 State Link amendment text No
HA1122 Amendment 14-0 to HB1202 Apr 23, 2024 State Link amendment text No
HA1121 Amendment 13-0 to HB1202 Apr 23, 2024 State Link amendment text No
HA1113 Amendment 12-0 to HB1202 Apr 22, 2024 State Link amendment text No
HA1034 Amendment 11-0 to HB1202 Apr 16, 2024 State Link amendment text No
HA0976 Amendment 9-0 to HB1202 Apr 9, 2024 State Link amendment text No
HA0974 Amendment 7-0 to HB1202 Apr 9, 2024 State Link amendment text No
HA0975 Amendment 8-0 to HB1202 Apr 9, 2024 State Link amendment text No
HA0977 Amendment 10-0 to HB1202 Apr 9, 2024 State Link amendment text No
HA0968 Amendment 6-0 to HB1202 Apr 8, 2024 State Link amendment text No
HA0440 Amendment 5-0 to HB1202 Apr 18, 2023 State Link amendment text No
HA0439 Amendment 4-0 to HB1202 Apr 18, 2023 State Link amendment text No
HA0438 Amendment 3-0 to HB1202 Apr 18, 2023 State Link amendment text No
HA0390 Amendment 2-0 to HB1202 Apr 14, 2023 State Link amendment text No
HA0239 Amendment 1-0 to HB1202 Mar 23, 2023 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
04/5/2023 12 6 1 0 Yes
  • Baum, Charlie (R) Nay
  • Bulso, Eugene (R) Yea
  • Butler, Ed (R) Yea
  • Cepicky, Scott (R) Yea
  • Fritts, Monty (R) Yea
  • Gant, Ron (R) Yea
  • Gillespie, John (R) Nay
  • Haston, Kirk (R) NV
  • Hurt, Chris (R) Yea
  • Lafferty, Justin (R) Yea
  • Love, Harold (D) Nay
  • McKenzie, Samuel (D) Nay
  • Parkinson, Antonio (D) Nay
  • Ragan, John (R) Yea
  • Richey, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Slater, William (R) Yea
  • Stevens, Robert (R) Yea
  • Warner, Todd (R) Yea
  • White, Mark (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/22/2024 66 29 0 0 Yes
  • Alexander, Rebecca (R) Yea
  • Barrett, Jody (R) Yea
  • Baum, Charlie (R) Nay
  • Behn, Aftyn (D) Nay
  • Boyd, Clark (R) Yea
  • Bricken, Rush (R) Yea
  • Bulso, Eugene (R) Yea
  • Burkhart, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Butler, Ed (R) Yea
  • Camper, Karen (D) Nay
  • Capley, Kip (R) Yea
  • Carr, Dale (R) Yea
  • Carringer, Michele (R) Yea
  • Cepicky, Scott (R) Yea
  • Chism, Jesse (D) Nay
  • Clemmons, John (D) Nay
  • Cochran, Mark (R) Yea
  • Crawford, John (R) Yea
  • Darby, Tandy (R) Yea
  • Davis, Elaine (R) Yea
  • Dixie, Vincent (D) Nay
  • Doggett, Clay (R) Nay
  • Eldridge, Rick (R) Yea
  • Faison, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Farmer, Andrew (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Bob (D) Nay
  • Fritts, Monty (R) Yea
  • Gant, Ron (R) Yea
  • Garrett, Johnny (R) Yea
  • Gillespie, John (R) Nay
  • Glynn, Ronnie (D) Nay
  • Grills, Rusty (R) Yea
  • Hakeem, Yusuf (D) Nay
  • Hardaway, G (D) Nay
  • Harris, Torrey (D) Nay
  • Hawk, David (R) Yea
  • Hazlewood, Patsy (R) Yea
  • Helton, Esther (R) Yea
  • Hemmer, Caleb (D) Nay
  • Hicks, Gary (R) Yea
  • Hicks, Tim (R) Yea
  • Hill, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Holsclaw, John (R) Yea
  • Hulsey, Bud (R) Yea
  • Hurt, Chris (R) Yea
  • Jernigan, Darren (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Curtis (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Gloria (D) Nay
  • Jones, Justin (D) Nay
  • Keisling, Kelly (R) Yea
  • Kumar, Sabi (R) Yea
  • Lafferty, Justin (R) Yea
  • Lamberth, William (R) Yea
  • Leatherwood, Tom (R) Yea
  • Littleton, Mary (R) Yea
  • Love, Harold (D) Nay
  • Lynn, Susan (R) Yea
  • Marsh, Pat (R) Yea
  • Martin, Brock (R) Yea
  • Martin, Greg (R) Yea
  • McCalmon, Jake (R) Yea
  • McKenzie, Samuel (D) Nay
  • Miller, Larry (D) Nay
  • Mitchell, Bo (D) Nay
  • Moody, Debra (R) Yea
  • Moon, Jerome (R) Yea
  • Parkinson, Antonio (D) Nay
  • Pearson, Justin (D) Nay
  • Powell, Jason (D) Nay
  • Powers, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Ragan, John (R) Yea
  • Raper, Kevin (R) Nay
  • Reedy, Jay (R) Yea
  • Richey, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Rudd, Tim (R) Yea
  • Rudder, Iris (R) Yea
  • Russell, Lowell (R) Yea
  • Sexton, Cameron (R) Yea
  • Shaw, Johnny (D) Yea
  • Sherrell, Paul (R) Yea
  • Slater, William (R) Yea
  • Sparks, Mike (R) Yea
  • Stevens, Robert (R) Yea
  • Terry, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Dwayne (D) Nay
  • Todd, Chris (R) Yea
  • Towns, Joe (D) Nay
  • Vaughan, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Vital, Greg (R) Yea
  • Warner, Todd (R) Yea
  • White, Mark (R) Nay
  • Whitson, Sam (R) Nay
  • Williams, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Wright, Dave (R) Yea
  • Zachary, Jason (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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