Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HJR0748
Legislation Overview
Title: Reaffirms that Tennessee is a sanctuary for the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms.
Subject: General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position
Description: Reaffirms that Tennessee is a sanctuary for the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms.
Session: 111th General Assembly
Last Action: Received from House, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Last Action Date: June 4, 2020
Sponsors
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29 sponsors: James Van Huss (R); Dennis Powers (R); Andy Holt (R); John Ragan (R); Iris Rudder (R); Bruce Griffey (R); William Lamberth (R); Rush Bricken (R); Curtis Halford (R); Chris Todd (R); David Byrd (R); Mike Carter (R); Rick Eldridge (R); John Crawford (R); Tim Rudd (R); Jerry Sexton (R); Kelly Keisling (R); Clay Doggett (R); Timothy Hill (R); Sabi Kumar (R); Bud Hulsey (R); Mary Littleton (R); Mike Sparks (R); Paul Sherrell (R); Scott Cepicky (R); Rusty Grills (R); Chris Hurt (R); Terri Lynn Weaver (R); Jeremy Faison (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 29% (29 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jun 4, 2020 | Received from House, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee |
| House | Jun 1, 2020 | Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. |
| House | Jun 1, 2020 | Adopted as am., Ayes 64, Nays 26, PNV 2 |
| House | Jun 1, 2020 | H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0666) |
| House | Jun 1, 2020 | Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0622) |
| 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 9, 2020 | Reset on cal. for 3/16/2020 |
| House | Mar 5, 2020 | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/9/2020 |
| House | Mar 4, 2020 | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2020 |
| House | Feb 26, 2020 | Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee |
| House | Feb 19, 2020 | Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/26/2020 |
| House | Feb 18, 2020 | Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee |
| House | Feb 12, 2020 | Placed on s/c cal Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee for 2/18/2020 |
| House | Feb 10, 2020 | Assigned to s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee |
| House | Feb 5, 2020 | Intro., ref. to Judiciary |
| House | Feb 3, 2020 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Feb 3, 2020 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| HA0622 | Amendment 1-0 to HJR0748 | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| HA0666 | Amendment 2-0 to HJR0748 | 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 |
| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED MOTION TO ADOPT | 06/1/2020 | 66 | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED MOTION TO ADOPT | 06/1/2020 | 63 | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
