Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB0659
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 54 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms.
Subject: Firearms and Ammunition
Description: As introduced, removes, as exclusions from the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act, a firearm that cannot be carried and used by one person, a firearm that discharges two or more projectiles with one activation of the trigger or other firing device, a firearm that has a bore diameter greater than one and one-half inches and that uses smokeless powder as a propellant, and ammunition with a projectile that explodes after leaving the firearm; creates the criminal offense of disenfranchising another of the person's constitutional rights in violation of the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act; prohibits an employee or elected or appointed official of a state or local government entity from enforcing a federal law in violation of the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
Session: 113th General Assembly
Last Action: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
Last Action Date: March 21, 2023
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Adam Lowe (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 33)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 21, 2023 | Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee |
| Senate | Mar 15, 2023 | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2023 |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2023 | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee |
| Senate | Jan 30, 2023 | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2023 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Jan 26, 2023 | 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
