Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB1588
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to the storage of firearms in motor vehicles.
Subject: Firearms and Ammunition
Description: As introduced, prohibits the storage of a firearm or firearm ammunition in a motor vehicle unless the firearm or ammunition is not plainly observable and either the owner is present in the vehicle or the firearm or ammunition is inside a locked compartment; authorizes a civil penalty of up to $500 per violation. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
Session: 113th General Assembly
Last Action: No Action Taken
Last Action Date: April 2, 2024
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Justin Pearson (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 2, 2024 | No Action Taken |
| House | Mar 27, 2024 | Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2024 |
| House | Mar 14, 2024 | Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2024 |
| House | Mar 5, 2024 | Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2024 |
| House | Feb 28, 2024 | Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2024 |
| House | Jan 10, 2024 | Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee |
| House | Jan 10, 2024 | P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee |
| House | Jan 9, 2024 | Intro., P1C. |
| House | Apr 20, 2023 | Filed for introduction |
| House | Apr 20, 2023 | Ref. to Delayed Bills Committee |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Feb 14, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Draft | Apr 20, 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
