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Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB1307

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 39, relative to handgun safety courses.

Subject: Firearms and Ammunition

Description: As enacted, authorizes the department of safety to create a voucher program for the purpose of offsetting the cost of persons taking a handgun safety course for the first time; requires the department to report the number of courses taken using vouchers to the senate judiciary committee and house criminal justice committee. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 39.

Session: 113th General Assembly

Last Action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 445

Last Action Date: May 24, 2023

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'.

16 sponsors: Sabi Kumar (R); Antonio Parkinson (D); Dave Wright (R); Rush Bricken (R); Ron Gant (R); Iris Rudder (R); Vincent Dixie (D); Gary Hicks (R); Mike Sparks (R); Andrew Farmer (R); Kevin Raper (R); Jeremy Faison (R); G.A. Hardaway (D); Monty Fritts (R); Esther Helton-Haynes (R); Jason Powell (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 16% (16 of 99)

History
Chamber Date Action
May 24, 2023 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 445
House Apr 21, 2023 Sponsor(s) Added.
House Apr 21, 2023 Comp. SB subst.
House Apr 18, 2023 Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House Apr 18, 2023 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House Apr 18, 2023 Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/18/2023
House Apr 18, 2023 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2023
House Apr 18, 2023 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2023
House Apr 12, 2023 Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2023
House Apr 12, 2023 Placed behind the budget
House Apr 5, 2023 Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House Apr 5, 2023 Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/12/2023
House Feb 23, 2023 Sponsor(s) Added.
House Feb 22, 2023 Sponsor(s) Added.
House Feb 22, 2023 Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House Feb 21, 2023 Sponsor(s) Added.
House Feb 15, 2023 Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 2/22/2023
House Feb 14, 2023 Sponsor(s) Added.
House Feb 14, 2023 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
House Feb 8, 2023 Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/14/2023
House Feb 7, 2023 Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
House Feb 2, 2023 P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
House Feb 1, 2023 Intro., P1C.
House Jan 31, 2023 Filed for introduction
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Chaptered May 22, 2023 state link bill text
Draft Jan 31, 2023 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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