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Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB2108

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Legislation Overview

Title: As introduced, allows law enforcement officers to carry handguns in posted areas under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.

Subject: Firearms and Ammunition

Description: As introduced, allows law enforcement officers to carry handguns in posted areas under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.

Session: 111th General Assembly

Last Action: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

Last Action Date: June 4, 2020

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'.

11 sponsors: Mark White (R); Jerome Moon (R); James Van Huss (R); Tom Leatherwood (R); Kevin Vaughan (R); Rick Eldridge (R); Martin Daniel (R); Lowell Russell (R); Joe Towns (D); Debra Moody (R); Dennis Powers (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 11% (11 of 99)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jun 4, 2020 Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
House Jun 2, 2020 Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House Jun 2, 2020 Passed H., as am., Ayes 85, Nays 6, PNV 1
House Jun 2, 2020 H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0613)
House May 5, 2020 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/1/2020
House Mar 20, 2020 Reset on Regular Cal. for 6-1-20
House Mar 18, 2020 Reset on Regular Cal. for 3-20-20
House Mar 16, 2020 Reset on cal. for 3/19/2020
House Mar 12, 2020 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2020
House Mar 11, 2020 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2020
House Mar 4, 2020 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House Feb 26, 2020 Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2020
House Feb 25, 2020 Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
House Feb 19, 2020 Placed on s/c cal Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee for 2/25/2020
House Feb 5, 2020 P2C, ref. to Judiciary
House Feb 5, 2020 Assigned to s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee
House Feb 3, 2020 Intro., P1C.
House Jan 30, 2020 Filed for introduction
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Draft Jan 30, 2020 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
HA0613 Amendment 1-0 to HB2108 Nov 30, -0001 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
06/2/2020 84 6 1 0 Yes
  • Baum, Charlie (R) Yea
  • Beck, Bill (D) Yea
  • Boyd, Clark (R) Yea
  • Bricken, Rush (R) Yea
  • Byrd, David (R) Yea
  • Calfee, Kent (R) Yea
  • Carr, Dale (R) Yea
  • Carter, Mike (R) Yea
  • Casada, Glen (R) Yea
  • Cepicky, Scott (R) Yea
  • Chism, Jesse (D) NV
  • Clemmons, John (D) Nay
  • Cochran, Mark (R) Yea
  • Crawford, John (R) Yea
  • Curcio, Michael (R) Yea
  • Daniel, Martin (R) Yea
  • DeBerry, John (D) Yea
  • Dixie, Vincent (D) Yea
  • Doggett, Clay (R) Yea
  • Dunn, Bill (R) Yea
  • Eldridge, Rick (R) Yea
  • Faison, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Farmer, Andrew (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Bob (D) Yea
  • Gant, Ron (R) Yea
  • Garrett, Johnny (R) Yea
  • Griffey, Bruce (R) Yea
  • Hakeem, Yusuf (D) Yea
  • Halford, Curtis (R) Yea
  • Hall, Mark (R) Yea
  • Hardaway, G (D) Yea
  • Haston, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Hawk, David (R) Yea
  • Hazlewood, Patsy (R) Yea
  • Helton, Esther (R) Yea
  • Hicks, Gary (R) Yea
  • Hill, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Hill, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Hodges, Jason (D) Yea
  • Holsclaw, John (R) Yea
  • Holt, Andy (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) Nay
  • Keisling, Kelly (R) Yea
  • Kumar, Sabi (R) Yea
  • Lafferty, Justin (R) Yea
  • Lamar, London (D) Nay
  • Lamberth, William (R) Yea
  • Leatherwood, Tom (R) Yea
  • Love, Harold (D) Yea
  • Lynn, Susan (R) Yea
  • Marsh, Pat (R) Yea
  • Miller, Larry (D) Yea
  • Mitchell, Bo (D) Yea
  • Moody, Debra (R) Yea
  • Moon, Jerome (R) Yea
  • Ogles, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Parkinson, Antonio (D) Nay
  • Potts, Jason (D) Yea
  • Powell, Jason (D) Nay
  • Powers, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Ragan, John (R) Yea
  • Ramsey, Bob (R) Yea
  • Reedy, Jay (R) Yea
  • Rudd, Tim (R) Yea
  • Rudder, Iris (R) Yea
  • Russell, Lowell (R) Yea
  • Sexton, Cameron (R) Yea
  • Sexton, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Shaw, Johnny (D) Yea
  • Sherrell, Paul (R) Yea
  • Smith, Robin (R) Yea
  • Sparks, Mike (R) Yea
  • Staples, Rick (D) Yea
  • Stewart, Mike (D) Nay
  • Thompson, Dwayne (D) Yea
  • Tillis, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Todd, Chris (R) Yea
  • Towns, Joe (D) Yea
  • Van Huss, James (R) Yea
  • Vaughan, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Weaver, Terri Lynn (R) Yea
  • White, Mark (R) Yea
  • Whitson, Sam (R) Yea
  • Williams, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Windle, John (D) Yea
  • Zachary, Jason (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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