Passed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB1640
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16; Title 33; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to mental health.
Subject: Mental Illness
Description: As introduced, expands the definition of "adjudication as a mental defective" to include a person who has been found incompetent to stand trial in a criminal proceeding and requires the clerk of court in such a proceeding to collect and report any such finding to the federal bureau of investigation-NICS Index and the department of safety; establishes a rebuttable presumption that a person who has been charged with a criminal offense and found incompetent to stand trial poses a substantial likelihood of serious harm; prohibits the purchase or possession of a firearm by a person who has been adjudicated as a mental defective. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 33; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.
Session: 113th General Assembly
Last Action: Signed by Governor.
Last Action Date: April 23, 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'.
37 sponsors: William Lamberth (R); Ryan Williams (R); Paul Sherrell (R); Rush Bricken (R); Lowell Russell (R); John Gillespie (R); Dan Howell (R); G.A. Hardaway (D); Gary Hicks (R); Patsy Hazlewood (R); Jody Barrett (R); Jeremy Faison (R); Jason Zachary (R); David Hawk (R); Susan Lynn (R); Tim Hicks (R); Jerome Moon (R); Kelly Keisling (R); John Crawford (R); Ron Gant (R); Charlie Baum (R); Mark Cochran (R); Sam Whitson (R); Dave Wright (R); Esther Helton-Haynes (R); Chris Todd (R); Jake McCalmon (R); Kevin Raper (R); Kirk Haston (R); Scott Cepicky (R); Bryan Terry (R); Rebecca Alexander (R); Jeff Burkhart (R); Joe Towns (D); Mary Littleton (R); Greg Vital (R); Rick Eldridge (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 37% (37 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Signed by Governor. | |
| House | Apr 16, 2024 | Transmitted to Governor for his action. |
| House | Apr 15, 2024 | Signed by H. Speaker |
| House | Apr 15, 2024 | Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. |
| Senate | Apr 15, 2024 | Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0, PNV 1 |
| Senate | Apr 15, 2024 | Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0747) |
| Senate | Apr 15, 2024 | Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0740) |
| Senate | Apr 15, 2024 | Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. |
| Senate | Apr 15, 2024 | Received from House, Passed on First Consideration |
| Senate | Apr 15, 2024 | Signed by Senate Speaker |
| House | Apr 15, 2024 | H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0897) |
| House | Apr 15, 2024 | H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0896) |
| House | Apr 15, 2024 | H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0523) |
| House | Apr 15, 2024 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Apr 15, 2024 | Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. |
| House | Apr 15, 2024 | Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 4 |
| House | Apr 4, 2024 | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/15/2024 |
| House | Apr 3, 2024 | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2024 |
| House | Apr 2, 2024 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Apr 2, 2024 | Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee |
| House | Mar 27, 2024 | Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/2/2024 |
| House | Mar 27, 2024 | Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| House | Mar 25, 2024 | Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/27/2024 |
| House | Feb 14, 2024 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Feb 14, 2024 | Placed behind the budget |
| House | Feb 8, 2024 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Feb 8, 2024 | Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/14/2024 |
| House | Feb 8, 2024 | Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee |
| House | Feb 7, 2024 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Feb 6, 2024 | Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| House | Jan 31, 2024 | Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/6/2024 |
| House | Jan 30, 2024 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Jan 30, 2024 | Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee |
| House | Jan 24, 2024 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 1/30/2024 |
| House | Jan 23, 2024 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Jan 10, 2024 | P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee |
| House | Jan 10, 2024 | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| House | Jan 10, 2024 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Jan 9, 2024 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Jan 9, 2024 | Intro., P1C. |
| House | Jan 8, 2024 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Jan 5, 2024 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Jan 22, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Draft | Jan 5, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| HA0896 | Amendment 2-0 to HB1640 | Apr 2, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| HA0897 | Amendment 3-0 to HB1640 | Apr 2, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| HA0523 | Amendment 1-0 to HB1640 | Feb 7, 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 | 04/15/2024 | 92 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Yes |
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| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION | 04/15/2024 | 74 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration | 04/15/2024 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
