Passed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB0494
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 44, Chapter 17 and Title 70, Chapter 4, Part 1, relative to the possession of firearms.
Subject: Firearms and Ammunition
Description: As enacted, allows persons who are not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing a handgun to carry a handgun while hunting under certain circumstances, rather than only persons with a handgun carry permit. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 17 and Title 70, Chapter 4, Part 1.
Session: 113th General Assembly
Last Action: Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
Last Action Date: May 3, 2023
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: John Stevens (R); Adam Lowe (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 6% (2 of 33)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| May 3, 2023 | Pub. Ch. 218 | |
| May 3, 2023 | Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 | |
| Senate | Apr 25, 2023 | Signed by Governor. |
| Senate | Apr 13, 2023 | Transmitted to Governor for action. |
| Senate | Apr 12, 2023 | Signed by Senate Speaker |
| House | Apr 12, 2023 | Signed by H. Speaker |
| Senate | Apr 11, 2023 | Enrolled and ready for signatures |
| House | Apr 10, 2023 | Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 10, PNV 1 |
| House | Apr 10, 2023 | Subst. for comp. HB. |
| House | Mar 27, 2023 | Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
| Senate | Mar 23, 2023 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| Senate | Mar 23, 2023 | Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0158) |
| Senate | Mar 23, 2023 | Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 23, Nays 5 |
| Senate | Mar 23, 2023 | Engrossed; ready for transmission to House |
| Senate | Mar 21, 2023 | Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2023 |
| Senate | Mar 13, 2023 | Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2023 | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/13/2023 |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2023 | Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/14/2023 |
| Senate | Mar 1, 2023 | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/7/2023 |
| Senate | Jan 30, 2023 | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2023 | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| Senate | Jan 25, 2023 | Sponsor change. |
| Senate | Jan 25, 2023 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | May 1, 2023 | state link | bill text |
| Draft | Jan 25, 2023 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| SA0158 | Amendment 1-0 to SB0494 | Mar 14, 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 |
| SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 | 03/13/2023 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration | 03/23/2023 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION | 04/10/2023 | 82 | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
