Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB2199
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-13-103, relative to the offense of reckless endangerment.
Subject: Criminal Offenses
Description: As introduced, enacts "MaKayla's Law," which expands the offense of reckless endangerment to include a person's reckless failure to render inoperable or safely secure or lock a firearm, resulting in a child under 13 gaining possession of the firearm and injuring or killing the child or another. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-103.
Session: 113th General Assembly
Last Action: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Last Action Date: January 31, 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 | Jan 31, 2024 | P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee |
| House | Jan 31, 2024 | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| House | Jan 29, 2024 | Intro., P1C. |
| House | Jan 25, 2024 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | 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
