Passed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB0557
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38 and Title 39, relative to firearm laws.
Subject: Firearms and Ammunition
Description: As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Firearm Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 39.
Session: 112th General Assembly
Last Action: Effective date(s) 05/13/2021
Last Action Date: May 18, 2021
Sponsors
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7 sponsors: Mike Bell (R); Janince Bowling (R); Rusty Crowe (R); Edward Jackson (R); Frank Niceley (R); Paul Rose (R); John Stevens (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 21% (7 of 33)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| May 18, 2021 | Pub. Ch. 444 | |
| May 18, 2021 | Effective date(s) 05/13/2021 | |
| Senate | May 13, 2021 | Signed by Governor. |
| House | May 5, 2021 | Signed by H. Speaker |
| Senate | May 5, 2021 | Transmitted to Governor for action. |
| Senate | May 3, 2021 | Signed by Senate Speaker |
| Senate | May 3, 2021 | Enrolled and ready for signatures |
| House | Apr 29, 2021 | Passed H., Ayes 71, Nays 18, PNV 2 |
| House | Apr 29, 2021 | Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0312) |
| House | Apr 29, 2021 | Subst. for comp. HB. |
| House | Apr 28, 2021 | Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
| Senate | Apr 28, 2021 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| Senate | Apr 27, 2021 | Engrossed; ready for transmission to House |
| Senate | Apr 27, 2021 | Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0392) |
| Senate | Apr 27, 2021 | Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 5 |
| Senate | Apr 23, 2021 | Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/27/2021 |
| Senate | Apr 20, 2021 | Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 |
| Senate | Apr 14, 2021 | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/20/2021 |
| Senate | Apr 14, 2021 | Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/20/2021 |
| Senate | Apr 14, 2021 | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/14/2021 |
| Senate | Apr 13, 2021 | Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/14/2021 |
| Senate | Apr 7, 2021 | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/13/2021 |
| Senate | Feb 11, 2021 | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2021 | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| Senate | Feb 8, 2021 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | May 17, 2021 | state link | bill text |
| Draft | Feb 8, 2021 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| SA0392 | Amendment 1-0 to SB0557 | Apr 21, 2021 | 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 | 04/20/2021 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration | 04/27/2021 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION | 04/29/2021 | 71 | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
