Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB2794
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms.
Subject: Firearms and Ammunition
Description: As introduced, creates the Class A misdemeanor of knowingly or recklessly permitting a child under 12 years of age to have access to or possession, custody, or use of a firearm unless the person has the permission of the child's parent or guardian, the child is under the supervision of an adult, and the firearm was used for lawful sporting activity; increases the punishment for illegally providing a handgun to a juvenile from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
Session: 112th General Assembly
Last Action: Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee
Last Action Date: March 29, 2022
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Gloria Johnson (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 29, 2022 | Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee |
| House | Mar 23, 2022 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/30/2022 |
| House | Mar 23, 2022 | Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/30/2022 |
| House | Mar 16, 2022 | Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/23/2022 |
| House | Mar 16, 2022 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/23/2022 |
| House | Mar 9, 2022 | Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/16/2022 |
| House | Mar 9, 2022 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/16/2022 |
| House | Mar 2, 2022 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/9/2022 |
| House | Feb 8, 2022 | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| House | Feb 7, 2022 | P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee |
| House | Feb 3, 2022 | P1C. |
| House | Feb 2, 2022 | Intro. |
| House | Feb 2, 2022 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Feb 2, 2022 | 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
