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Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB2193

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13; Title 49, Chapter 5; Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 67, relative to sales of firearms.

Subject: Firearms and Ammunition

Description: As introduced, imposes an additional 15-percent tax on the retail sale of firearms; requires revenue from the firearms tax to be deposited into the K-12 mental health counselor fund to be administered by the department of education and used exclusively to provide school counselors in elementary and secondary public schools and public charter schools in this state and for mental health assessments and services for students pursuant to a school counselor's referral. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13; Title 49, Chapter 5; Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 67.

Session: 113th General Assembly

Last Action: Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration

Last Action Date: March 12, 2024

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Bo Mitchell (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 99)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 12, 2024 Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration
House Mar 6, 2024 Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/12/2024
House Jan 31, 2024 P2C, ref. to Education Administration - Finance. Ways & Means Committee
House Jan 31, 2024 Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
House Jan 29, 2024 Intro., P1C.
House Jan 25, 2024 Filed for introduction
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Draft Jan 30, 2024 state link bill text
Draft Jan 25, 2024 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

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