Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB1600
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Title 37 and Title 39, relative to juvenile offenders.
Subject: Firearms and Ammunition
Description: As introduced, prohibits the purchase or possession of a firearm by a person under 25 years of age if the person was previously adjudicated delinquent for an act that, if committed by an adult, would have constituted one or more certain offenses; allows the Tennessee bureau of investigation access to juvenile court records for the limited purpose of performing a background check prior to the purchase or transfer of a firearm to determine whether a person has been adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to a mental health institution at 16 years of age or older, as required by federal law, or is prohibited from purchasing a firearm because of an adjudication as delinquent. - Amends TCA Title 18; Title 37 and Title 39.
Session: 113th General Assembly
Last Action: Passed Senate, Ayes 23, Nays 8
Last Action Date: April 25, 2024
Sponsors
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7 sponsors: Ryan Williams (R); Sam Whitson (R); Bryan Richey (R); G.A. Hardaway (D); Mark White (R); Jeff Burkhart (R); Chris Todd (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 7% (7 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 25, 2024 | Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0960) |
| Senate | Apr 25, 2024 | Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. |
| Senate | Apr 25, 2024 | Passed Senate, Ayes 23, Nays 8 |
| Senate | Apr 23, 2024 | Received from House, Passed on First Consideration |
| House | Apr 22, 2024 | Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA1063) |
| House | Apr 22, 2024 | H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1012) |
| House | Apr 22, 2024 | H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1115) |
| House | Apr 22, 2024 | Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. |
| House | Apr 22, 2024 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Apr 22, 2024 | Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 2, PNV 5 |
| House | Apr 17, 2024 | Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| House | Apr 17, 2024 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Apr 17, 2024 | Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2024 |
| House | Apr 17, 2024 | Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee |
| House | Apr 17, 2024 | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2024 |
| House | Apr 17, 2024 | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2024 |
| House | Apr 10, 2024 | Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| House | Apr 10, 2024 | Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024 |
| House | Apr 10, 2024 | Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee |
| House | Apr 3, 2024 | Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/9/2024 |
| House | Apr 3, 2024 | Rec for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee |
| House | Mar 27, 2024 | Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2024 |
| House | Mar 27, 2024 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2024 |
| House | Mar 20, 2024 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2024 |
| House | Mar 19, 2024 | Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2024 |
| House | Mar 13, 2024 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2024 |
| House | Feb 13, 2024 | Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee |
| House | Feb 7, 2024 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/13/2024 |
| House | Jan 10, 2024 | P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee |
| House | Jan 10, 2024 | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| House | Jan 9, 2024 | Intro., P1C. |
| House | Sep 27, 2023 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Feb 1, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Draft | Sep 27, 2023 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| HA1115 | Amendment 3-0 to HB1600 | Apr 22, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| HA1063 | Amendment 2-0 to HB1600 | Apr 17, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| HA1012 | Amendment 1-0 to HB1600 | Apr 11, 2024 | 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 |
| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION | 04/22/2024 | 89 | 2 | 5 | 0 | Yes |
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| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY HAZLEWOOD PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION | 04/22/2024 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration | 04/25/2024 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
