Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB1580
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 10; Title 13; Title 16; Title 29; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 47; Title 49; Title 50; Title 55; Title 58; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 70, relative to firearms.
Subject: Firearms and Ammunition
Description: As introduced, creates an offense for a person to possess or manufacture an ammunition feeding device that has capacity to accept more than 10 rounds, except for certain circumstances; requires, subject to certain exemptions, that a sale or transfer of a firearm be done through a federally licensed gun dealer; creates a Class B misdemeanor for sales or transfers that are not conducted through a gun dealer; allows a court to issue an extreme risk protection order upon a finding that a person poses a risk of causing bodily injury to the person or others if allowed to purchase or possess a firearm; makes other changes related to firearms. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 10; Title 13; Title 16; Title 29; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 47; Title 49; Title 50; Title 55; Title 58; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 70.
Session: 113th General Assembly
Last Action: Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
Last Action Date: January 10, 2024
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Justin Jones (D); Gloria Johnson (D); Karen Camper (D); Torrey Harris (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 4% (4 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 10, 2024 | P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee - Criminal Justice Committee |
| House | Jan 10, 2024 | Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee |
| House | Jan 9, 2024 | Intro., P1C. |
| House | Apr 13, 2023 | Filed for introduction |
| House | Apr 13, 2023 | Ref. to Delayed Bills Committee |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Apr 13, 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
