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Passed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB1600

  this is an pro-gun bill
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 enacted, prohibits the purchase or possession of a firearm by a person under 25 if the person was previously adjudicated delinquent for an act that, if committed by an adult, would have constituted certain offenses; allows the TBI access to juvenile court records for the limited purpose of performing a background check prior to the transfer of a firearm or to determine eligibility for a handgun carry permit pursuant to existing law. - Amends TCA Title 18; Title 37 and Title 39.

Session: 113th General Assembly

Last Action: Effective date(s) 07/01/2024

Last Action Date: May 28, 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'.

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
May 28, 2024 Pub. Ch. 973
May 28, 2024 Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
May 21, 2024 Signed by Governor.
House May 10, 2024 Transmitted to Governor for his action.
Senate May 9, 2024 Signed by Senate Speaker
House May 1, 2024 Signed by H. Speaker
House Apr 30, 2024 Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
Senate Apr 25, 2024 Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0960)
Senate Apr 25, 2024 Passed Senate, Ayes 23, Nays 8
Senate Apr 25, 2024 Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate Apr 23, 2024 Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
House Apr 22, 2024 Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House Apr 22, 2024 H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1012)
House Apr 22, 2024 Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 2, PNV 5
House Apr 22, 2024 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA1063)
House Apr 22, 2024 H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1115)
House Apr 22, 2024 Sponsor(s) Added.
House Apr 17, 2024 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
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 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 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 10, 2024 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House Apr 3, 2024 Rec for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
House Apr 3, 2024 Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/9/2024
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 Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House Jan 10, 2024 P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
House Jan 9, 2024 Intro., P1C.
House Sep 27, 2023 Filed for introduction
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Chaptered May 23, 2024 state link bill 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
04/22/2024 89 2 5 0 Yes
  • Alexander, Rebecca (R) Yea
  • Barrett, Jody (R) NV
  • Baum, Charlie (R) Yea
  • Behn, Aftyn (D) NV
  • Boyd, Clark (R) Yea
  • Bricken, Rush (R) Yea
  • Bulso, Eugene (R) Yea
  • Burkhart, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Butler, Ed (R) NV
  • Camper, Karen (D) Yea
  • Capley, Kip (R) NV
  • Carr, Dale (R) Yea
  • Carringer, Michele (R) Yea
  • Cepicky, Scott (R) Yea
  • Chism, Jesse (D) Yea
  • Clemmons, John (D) Yea
  • Cochran, Mark (R) Yea
  • Darby, Tandy (R) Yea
  • Davis, Elaine (R) Yea
  • Dixie, Vincent (D) Yea
  • Doggett, Clay (R) Yea
  • Eldridge, Rick (R) Yea
  • Faison, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Farmer, Andrew (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Bob (D) Yea
  • Fritts, Monty (R) Nay
  • Gant, Ron (R) Yea
  • Garrett, Johnny (R) Yea
  • Gillespie, John (R) Yea
  • Glynn, Ronnie (D) Yea
  • Grills, Rusty (R) Yea
  • Hakeem, Yusuf (D) Yea
  • Hale, Michael (R) Yea
  • Hardaway, G (D) Yea
  • Harris, Torrey (D) Yea
  • Haston, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Hawk, David (R) Yea
  • Hazlewood, Patsy (R) Yea
  • Helton, Esther (R) Yea
  • Hemmer, Caleb (D) Yea
  • Hicks, Gary (R) Yea
  • Hicks, Tim (R) Yea
  • Holsclaw, John (R) Yea
  • Howell, Dan (R) Yea
  • Hulsey, Bud (R) NV
  • Hurt, Chris (R) Yea
  • Jernigan, Darren (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Curtis (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Gloria (D) Yea
  • Jones, Justin (D) Yea
  • 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) Yea
  • Lynn, Susan (R) Yea
  • Marsh, Pat (R) Yea
  • Martin, Brock (R) Yea
  • Martin, Greg (R) Yea
  • McCalmon, Jake (R) Yea
  • McKenzie, Samuel (D) Yea
  • Miller, Larry (D) Yea
  • Mitchell, Bo (D) Yea
  • Moody, Debra (R) Yea
  • Moon, Jerome (R) Yea
  • Parkinson, Antonio (D) Yea
  • Pearson, Justin (D) Yea
  • Powell, Jason (D) Yea
  • Powers, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Ragan, John (R) Yea
  • Raper, Kevin (R) Yea
  • 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
  • Sparks, Mike (R) Yea
  • Stevens, Robert (R) Yea
  • Terry, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Dwayne (D) Yea
  • Todd, Chris (R) Yea
  • Towns, Joe (D) Yea
  • Travis, Ron (R) Yea
  • Vaughan, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Vital, Greg (R) Yea
  • Warner, Todd (R) Nay
  • White, Mark (R) Yea
  • Whitson, Sam (R) Yea
  • Williams, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Wright, Dave (R) Yea
  • Zachary, Jason (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/22/2024 94 0 0 0 Yes
  • Alexander, Rebecca (R) Yea
  • Barrett, Jody (R) Yea
  • Baum, Charlie (R) Yea
  • Behn, Aftyn (D) Yea
  • Boyd, Clark (R) Yea
  • Bricken, Rush (R) Yea
  • Bulso, Eugene (R) Yea
  • Burkhart, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Butler, Ed (R) Yea
  • Camper, Karen (D) Yea
  • Capley, Kip (R) Yea
  • Carr, Dale (R) Yea
  • Carringer, Michele (R) Yea
  • Cepicky, Scott (R) Yea
  • Chism, Jesse (D) Yea
  • Clemmons, John (D) Yea
  • Cochran, Mark (R) Yea
  • Crawford, John (R) Yea
  • Darby, Tandy (R) Yea
  • Davis, Elaine (R) Yea
  • Doggett, Clay (R) Yea
  • Eldridge, Rick (R) Yea
  • Faison, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Farmer, Andrew (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Bob (D) Yea
  • Fritts, Monty (R) Yea
  • Gant, Ron (R) Yea
  • Garrett, Johnny (R) Yea
  • Gillespie, John (R) Yea
  • Glynn, Ronnie (D) Yea
  • Grills, Rusty (R) Yea
  • Hakeem, Yusuf (D) Yea
  • Hardaway, G (D) Yea
  • Harris, Torrey (D) Yea
  • Haston, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Hawk, David (R) Yea
  • Hazlewood, Patsy (R) Yea
  • Helton, Esther (R) Yea
  • Hemmer, Caleb (D) Yea
  • Hicks, Gary (R) Yea
  • Hicks, Tim (R) Yea
  • Hill, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Holsclaw, John (R) Yea
  • Howell, Dan (R) Yea
  • Hulsey, Bud (R) Yea
  • Hurt, Chris (R) Yea
  • Jernigan, Darren (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Curtis (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Gloria (D) Yea
  • 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) Yea
  • Lynn, Susan (R) Yea
  • Marsh, Pat (R) Yea
  • Martin, Brock (R) Yea
  • Martin, Greg (R) Yea
  • McCalmon, Jake (R) Yea
  • McKenzie, Samuel (D) Yea
  • Miller, Larry (D) Yea
  • Mitchell, Bo (D) Yea
  • Moody, Debra (R) Yea
  • Moon, Jerome (R) Yea
  • Parkinson, Antonio (D) Yea
  • Powell, Jason (D) Yea
  • Powers, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Ragan, John (R) Yea
  • Raper, Kevin (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) Yea
  • Todd, Chris (R) Yea
  • Towns, Joe (D) Yea
  • Travis, Ron (R) Yea
  • Vaughan, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Vital, Greg (R) Yea
  • Warner, Todd (R) Yea
  • White, Mark (R) Yea
  • Whitson, Sam (R) Yea
  • Williams, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Wright, Dave (R) Yea
  • Zachary, Jason (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/25/2024 23 8 0 0 Yes
  • Akbari, Raumesh (D) Yea
  • Bailey, Paul (R) Yea
  • Briggs, Richard (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Heidi (D) Yea
  • Crowe, Rusty (R) Yea
  • Gardenhire, Todd (R) Yea
  • Haile, Ferrell (R) Nay
  • Hensley, Joseph (R) Nay
  • Jackson, Edward (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Jack (R) Yea
  • Lamar, London (D) Yea
  • Lowe, J. Adam (R) Nay
  • Lundberg, Jon (R) Yea
  • Massey, Becky (R) Yea
  • McNally, Randy (R) Nay
  • Niceley, Frank (R) Yea
  • Oliver, Charlane (D) Yea
  • Pody, Mark (R) Nay
  • Powers, Bill (R) Yea
  • Reeves, Shane (R) Yea
  • Roberts, Kerry (R) Yea
  • Rose, Paul (R) Yea
  • Southerland, Steve (R) Yea
  • Stevens, John (R) Nay
  • Swann, Art (R) Yea
  • Taylor, Brent (R) Yea
  • Walley, Page (R) Yea
  • Watson, Bo (R) Yea
  • White, Dawn (R) Nay
  • Yager, Ken (R) Nay
  • Yarbro, Jeff (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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