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Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB7071

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Legislation Overview

Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38, relative to reporting of mass shootings.

Subject: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Description: As introduced, requires the bureau to submit a report on the number of mass shootings that occur in this state to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the speaker of the senate by January 1, 2024, and by each January 1 thereafter. - Amends TCA Title 38.

Session: 113th General Assembly

Last Action: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

Last Action Date: August 28, 2023

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'.

6 sponsors: Cameron Sexton (R); Bud Hulsey (R); Chris Todd (R); Jason Zachary (R); John Crawford (R); Rusty Grills (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 6% (6 of 99)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Aug 28, 2023 Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
House Aug 25, 2023 Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House Aug 24, 2023 Passed H., Ayes 75, Nays 15, PNV 3
House Aug 24, 2023 Sponsor(s) Added.
House Aug 24, 2023 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 8/24/23
House Aug 24, 2023 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session for 8/24/2023
House Aug 23, 2023 Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session
House Aug 22, 2023 Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 8/23/2023
House Aug 22, 2023 P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
House Aug 22, 2023 Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House Aug 22, 2023 Sponsor(s) Added.
House Aug 22, 2023 Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 8/22/2023
House Aug 22, 2023 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
House Aug 21, 2023 Intro., P1C.
House Aug 18, 2023 Filed for introduction
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Draft Aug 21, 2023 state link bill text
Draft Aug 18, 2023 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
HA7033 Amendment 1-0 to HB7071 Aug 24, 2023 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
08/24/2023 22 70 0 0 No
  • Alexander, Rebecca (R) Nay
  • Barrett, Jody (R) Nay
  • Baum, Charlie (R) Nay
  • Boyd, Clark (R) Nay
  • Bricken, Rush (R) Nay
  • Bulso, Eugene (R) Nay
  • Butler, Ed (R) Nay
  • Camper, Karen (D) Yea
  • Capley, Kip (R) Nay
  • Carr, Dale (R) Nay
  • Carringer, Michele (R) Nay
  • Cepicky, Scott (R) Nay
  • Chism, Jesse (D) Yea
  • Clemmons, John (D) Yea
  • Cochran, Mark (R) Nay
  • Crawford, John (R) Nay
  • Darby, Tandy (R) Nay
  • Davis, Elaine (R) Nay
  • Dixie, Vincent (D) Yea
  • Doggett, Clay (R) Nay
  • Eldridge, Rick (R) Nay
  • Faison, Jeremy (R) Nay
  • Farmer, Andrew (R) Nay
  • Fritts, Monty (R) Nay
  • Gant, Ron (R) Nay
  • Garrett, Johnny (R) Nay
  • Gillespie, John (R) Nay
  • Glynn, Ronnie (D) Yea
  • Grills, Rusty (R) Nay
  • Hakeem, Yusuf (D) Yea
  • Hale, Michael (R) Nay
  • Hardaway, G (D) Yea
  • Harris, Torrey (D) Yea
  • Haston, Kirk (R) Nay
  • Hawk, David (R) Nay
  • Hazlewood, Patsy (R) Nay
  • Helton, Esther (R) Nay
  • Hemmer, Caleb (D) Yea
  • Hicks, Gary (R) Nay
  • Hicks, Tim (R) Nay
  • Hill, Timothy (R) Nay
  • Holsclaw, John (R) Nay
  • Hulsey, Bud (R) Nay
  • Hurt, Chris (R) Nay
  • Jernigan, Darren (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Curtis (R) Nay
  • Johnson, Gloria (D) Yea
  • Jones, Justin (D) Yea
  • Keisling, Kelly (R) Nay
  • Kumar, Sabi (R) Nay
  • Lafferty, Justin (R) Nay
  • Lamberth, William (R) Nay
  • Leatherwood, Tom (R) Nay
  • Littleton, Mary (R) Nay
  • Love, Harold (D) Yea
  • Lynn, Susan (R) Nay
  • Marsh, Pat (R) Nay
  • Martin, Brock (R) Nay
  • Martin, Greg (R) Nay
  • McCalmon, Jake (R) Nay
  • McKenzie, Samuel (D) Yea
  • Mitchell, Bo (D) Yea
  • Moody, Debra (R) Nay
  • Moon, Jerome (R) Nay
  • Parkinson, Antonio (D) Yea
  • Pearson, Justin (D) Yea
  • Powell, Jason (D) Yea
  • Ragan, John (R) Nay
  • Raper, Kevin (R) Nay
  • Reedy, Jay (R) Nay
  • Richey, Bryan (R) Nay
  • Rudd, Tim (R) Nay
  • Rudder, Iris (R) Nay
  • Russell, Lowell (R) Nay
  • Sexton, Cameron (R) Nay
  • Shaw, Johnny (D) Yea
  • Sherrell, Paul (R) Nay
  • Slater, William (R) Nay
  • Sparks, Mike (R) Nay
  • Stevens, Robert (R) Nay
  • Terry, Gregory (R) Nay
  • Thompson, Dwayne (D) Yea
  • Todd, Chris (R) Nay
  • Towns, Joe (D) Yea
  • Travis, Ron (R) Nay
  • Vital, Greg (R) Nay
  • Warner, Todd (R) Nay
  • White, Mark (R) Nay
  • Williams, Ryan (R) Nay
  • Wright, Dave (R) Nay
  • Zachary, Jason (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
08/24/2023 75 15 3 0 Yes
  • Alexander, Rebecca (R) Yea
  • Barrett, Jody (R) Yea
  • Baum, Charlie (R) Yea
  • Boyd, Clark (R) Yea
  • Bricken, Rush (R) Yea
  • Bulso, Eugene (R) Yea
  • Burkhart, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Butler, Ed (R) Yea
  • Camper, Karen (D) Yea
  • Capley, Kip (R) Yea
  • Carr, Dale (R) Yea
  • Carringer, Michele (R) Yea
  • Cepicky, Scott (R) Yea
  • Chism, Jesse (D) Nay
  • Clemmons, John (D) Nay
  • Cochran, Mark (R) Yea
  • Crawford, John (R) Yea
  • Darby, Tandy (R) Yea
  • Davis, Elaine (R) Yea
  • Dixie, Vincent (D) Nay
  • Doggett, Clay (R) NV
  • Eldridge, Rick (R) Yea
  • Faison, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Farmer, Andrew (R) Yea
  • Fritts, Monty (R) Yea
  • Gant, Ron (R) Yea
  • Garrett, Johnny (R) Yea
  • Glynn, Ronnie (D) Yea
  • Grills, Rusty (R) Yea
  • Hakeem, Yusuf (D) Nay
  • Hale, Michael (R) Yea
  • Hardaway, G (D) Yea
  • Harris, Torrey (D) Nay
  • Haston, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Hawk, David (R) Yea
  • Hazlewood, Patsy (R) Yea
  • Helton, Esther (R) Yea
  • Hemmer, Caleb (D) Yea
  • Hicks, Gary (R) Yea
  • Hicks, Tim (R) Yea
  • Hill, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Holsclaw, John (R) Yea
  • Hulsey, Bud (R) Yea
  • Hurt, Chris (R) Yea
  • Jernigan, Darren (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Curtis (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Gloria (D) Nay
  • Jones, Justin (D) Nay
  • Keisling, Kelly (R) Yea
  • Kumar, Sabi (R) Yea
  • Lafferty, Justin (R) Yea
  • Lamberth, William (R) Yea
  • Leatherwood, Tom (R) Yea
  • Littleton, Mary (R) Yea
  • Love, Harold (D) Nay
  • Lynn, Susan (R) Yea
  • Marsh, Pat (R) Yea
  • Martin, Brock (R) Yea
  • Martin, Greg (R) Yea
  • McCalmon, Jake (R) Yea
  • McKenzie, Samuel (D) Nay
  • Mitchell, Bo (D) Nay
  • Moody, Debra (R) NV
  • Moon, Jerome (R) Yea
  • Parkinson, Antonio (D) Nay
  • Pearson, Justin (D) NV
  • Powell, Jason (D) Nay
  • Ragan, John (R) Yea
  • Raper, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Reedy, Jay (R) Yea
  • Richey, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Rudd, Tim (R) Yea
  • Rudder, Iris (R) Yea
  • Russell, Lowell (R) Yea
  • Sexton, Cameron (R) Yea
  • Shaw, Johnny (D) Nay
  • Sherrell, Paul (R) Yea
  • Slater, William (R) Yea
  • Sparks, Mike (R) Yea
  • Stevens, Robert (R) Yea
  • Terry, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Dwayne (D) Nay
  • Todd, Chris (R) Yea
  • Towns, Joe (D) Nay
  • Travis, Ron (R) Yea
  • Vital, Greg (R) Yea
  • Warner, Todd (R) Yea
  • White, Mark (R) Yea
  • Whitson, Sam (R) Yea
  • Williams, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Wright, Dave (R) Yea
  • Zachary, Jason (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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