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Passed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB0765

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 1; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 40, Chapter 35, relative to firearms.

Subject: Firearms and Ammunition

Description: As enacted, creates an exception to the offense of unlawful carrying of a firearm, if a person meets age requirements, lawfully possesses the handgun, and is in a place that the person is lawfully present; revises other firearm statutes. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 1; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 40, Chapter 35.

Session: 112th General Assembly

Last Action: Effective date(s) 07/01/2021

Last Action Date: April 12, 2021

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: Jack Johnson (R); Mike Bell (R); Jon Lundberg (R); Bill Powers (R); Janince Bowling (R); John Stevens (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 18% (6 of 33)

History
Chamber Date Action
Apr 12, 2021 Pub. Ch. 108
Apr 12, 2021 Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
Senate Apr 8, 2021 Signed by Governor.
Senate Apr 6, 2021 Transmitted to Governor for action.
House Apr 5, 2021 Signed by H. Speaker
Senate Apr 1, 2021 Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate Mar 31, 2021 Enrolled and ready for signatures
House Mar 29, 2021 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0128)
House Mar 29, 2021 Subst. for comp. HB.
House Mar 29, 2021 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0127)
House Mar 29, 2021 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - HA0129)
House Mar 29, 2021 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 5 - HA0130)
House Mar 29, 2021 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 6 - HA0131)
House Mar 29, 2021 Am. tabled. (Amendment 7 - HA0137)
House Mar 29, 2021 Failed to adopt, Ayes 15, Nays 78, PNV 0 (Amendment 8 - HA0139)
House Mar 29, 2021 Am. out of order (Amendment 9 - HA0140)
House Mar 29, 2021 Am. out of order (Amendment 10 - HA0141)
House Mar 29, 2021 Am. out of order (Amendment 11 - HA0142)
House Mar 29, 2021 Am. failed to consider Ayes 23, No 69, PNV 1 (Amendment 12 - HA0143)
House Mar 29, 2021 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0042)
House Mar 29, 2021 Passed H., Ayes 64, Nays 29, PNV 0
House Mar 22, 2021 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
Senate Mar 18, 2021 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Senate Mar 18, 2021 Amendment tabled (Amendment 2 - SA0068)
Senate Mar 18, 2021 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 23, Nays 9
Senate Mar 18, 2021 Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate Mar 18, 2021 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0029)
Senate Mar 17, 2021 Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate Mar 16, 2021 Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
Senate Mar 16, 2021 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/18/2021
Senate Mar 9, 2021 Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/16/2021
Senate Mar 2, 2021 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
Senate Feb 24, 2021 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/2/2021
Senate Feb 11, 2021 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate Feb 10, 2021 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate Feb 10, 2021 Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate Feb 9, 2021 Filed for introduction
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Chaptered Apr 9, 2021 state link bill text
Draft Feb 9, 2021 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
SA0068 Amendment 2-0 to SB0765 Mar 17, 2021 State Link amendment text No
SA0029 Amendment 1-0 to SB0765 Mar 3, 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
03/2/2021 7 2 0 0 Yes
  • Bell, Mike (R) Yea
  • Gardenhire, Todd (R) Yea
  • Kyle, Sara (D) Nay
  • Lundberg, Jon (R) Yea
  • Roberts, Kerry (R) Yea
  • Robinson, Katrina (D) Nay
  • Rose, Paul (R) Yea
  • Stevens, John (R) Yea
  • White, Dawn (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/16/2021 8 2 1 0 Yes
  • Gardenhire, Todd (R) Yea
  • Gilmore, Brenda (D) Nay
  • Haile, Ferrell (R) NV
  • Hensley, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Jack (R) Yea
  • Lundberg, Jon (R) Yea
  • Stevens, John (R) Yea
  • Watson, Bo (R) Yea
  • White, Dawn (R) Yea
  • Yager, Ken (R) Yea
  • Yarbro, Jeff (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/18/2021 23 8 0 0 Yes
  • Akbari, Raumesh (D) Nay
  • Bailey, Paul (R) Yea
  • Bell, Mike (R) Yea
  • Bowling, Janince (R) Yea
  • Briggs, Richard (R) Nay
  • Campbell, Heidi (D) Nay
  • Crowe, Rusty (R) Yea
  • Gardenhire, Todd (R) Yea
  • Gilmore, Brenda (D) Nay
  • Hensley, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Edward (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Jack (R) Yea
  • Kyle, Sara (D) Nay
  • Lundberg, Jon (R) Yea
  • Massey, Becky (R) Nay
  • McNally, Randy (R) Yea
  • Niceley, Frank (R) Yea
  • Pody, Mark (R) Yea
  • Powers, Bill (R) Yea
  • Reeves, Shane (R) Yea
  • Roberts, Kerry (R) Yea
  • Robinson, Katrina (D) Nay
  • Rose, Paul (R) Yea
  • Southerland, Steve (R) Yea
  • Stevens, John (R) Yea
  • Swann, Art (R) Yea
  • Walley, Page (R) Yea
  • Watson, Bo (R) Yea
  • White, Dawn (R) Yea
  • Yager, Ken (R) Yea
  • Yarbro, Jeff (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/18/2021 23 9 0 0 Yes
  • Akbari, Raumesh (D) Nay
  • Bailey, Paul (R) Yea
  • Bell, Mike (R) Yea
  • Bowling, Janince (R) Yea
  • Briggs, Richard (R) Nay
  • Campbell, Heidi (D) Nay
  • Crowe, Rusty (R) Yea
  • Gardenhire, Todd (R) Yea
  • Gilmore, Brenda (D) Nay
  • Hensley, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Edward (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Jack (R) Yea
  • Kelsey, Brian (R) Nay
  • Kyle, Sara (D) Nay
  • Lundberg, Jon (R) Yea
  • Massey, Becky (R) Nay
  • McNally, Randy (R) Yea
  • Niceley, Frank (R) Yea
  • Pody, Mark (R) Yea
  • Powers, Bill (R) Yea
  • Reeves, Shane (R) Yea
  • Roberts, Kerry (R) Yea
  • Robinson, Katrina (D) Nay
  • Rose, Paul (R) Yea
  • Southerland, Steve (R) Yea
  • Stevens, John (R) Yea
  • Swann, Art (R) Yea
  • Walley, Page (R) Yea
  • Watson, Bo (R) Yea
  • White, Dawn (R) Yea
  • Yager, Ken (R) Yea
  • Yarbro, Jeff (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/29/2021 69 24 0 0 Yes
  • Alexander, Rebecca (R) Yea
  • Baum, Charlie (R) Yea
  • Beck, Bill (D) Nay
  • Boyd, Clark (R) Yea
  • Bricken, Rush (R) Yea
  • Calfee, Kent (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Scotty (R) Yea
  • Camper, Karen (D) Nay
  • Carr, Dale (R) Yea
  • Carringer, Michele (R) Yea
  • Casada, Glen (R) Yea
  • Cepicky, Scott (R) Yea
  • Chism, Jesse (D) Nay
  • Clemmons, John (D) Nay
  • Cochran, Mark (R) Yea
  • Cooper, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Crawford, John (R) Yea
  • Curcio, Michael (R) Yea
  • Darby, Tandy (R) Yea
  • Dixie, Vincent (D) Nay
  • Doggett, Clay (R) Yea
  • Eldridge, Rick (R) Yea
  • Faison, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Farmer, Andrew (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Bob (D) Nay
  • Gant, Ron (R) Yea
  • Garrett, Johnny (R) Yea
  • Gillespie, John (R) Yea
  • Griffey, Bruce (R) Yea
  • Grills, Rusty (R) Yea
  • Hakeem, Yusuf (D) Nay
  • Halford, Curtis (R) Yea
  • Hall, Mark (R) Yea
  • Hardaway, G (D) Nay
  • Harris, Torrey (D) Nay
  • Haston, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Hawk, David (R) Yea
  • Hazlewood, Patsy (R) Yea
  • Helton, Esther (R) Yea
  • Hicks, Gary (R) Yea
  • Hicks, Tim (R) Yea
  • Hodges, Jason (D) Nay
  • Holsclaw, John (R) Yea
  • Howell, Dan (R) Yea
  • Hulsey, Bud (R) Yea
  • Hurt, Chris (R) Yea
  • Jernigan, Darren (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Curtis (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Gloria (D) Nay
  • Kumar, Sabi (R) Yea
  • Lafferty, Justin (R) Yea
  • Lamar, London (D) Nay
  • Lamberth, William (R) Yea
  • Littleton, Mary (R) Yea
  • Love, Harold (D) Nay
  • Lynn, Susan (R) Yea
  • Mannis, Eddie (R) Yea
  • Marsh, Pat (R) Yea
  • McKenzie, Samuel (D) Nay
  • Miller, Larry (D) Nay
  • Mitchell, Bo (D) Nay
  • Moody, Debra (R) Yea
  • Moon, Jerome (R) Yea
  • Parkinson, Antonio (D) Nay
  • Potts, Jason (D) Nay
  • Powell, Jason (D) Nay
  • Powers, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Ragan, John (R) Yea
  • Ramsey, Bob (R) Yea
  • Reedy, Jay (R) Yea
  • Rudd, Tim (R) Yea
  • Rudder, Iris (R) Yea
  • Russell, Lowell (R) Yea
  • Sexton, Cameron (R) Yea
  • Sexton, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Shaw, Johnny (D) Nay
  • Sherrell, Paul (R) Yea
  • Smith, Robin (R) Yea
  • Sparks, Mike (R) Yea
  • Stewart, Mike (D) Nay
  • Terry, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Dwayne (D) Nay
  • Todd, Chris (R) Yea
  • Travis, Ron (R) Yea
  • Vaughan, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Warner, Todd (R) Yea
  • Weaver, Terri Lynn (R) Yea
  • White, Mark (R) Yea
  • Whitson, Sam (R) Yea
  • Williams, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Windle, John (D) Yea
  • Wright, Dave (R) Yea
  • Zachary, Jason (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/29/2021 15 78 0 0 No
  • Alexander, Rebecca (R) Nay
  • Baum, Charlie (R) Nay
  • Beck, Bill (D) Nay
  • Boyd, Clark (R) Nay
  • Bricken, Rush (R) Yea
  • Calfee, Kent (R) Nay
  • Campbell, Scotty (R) Yea
  • Camper, Karen (D) Nay
  • Carr, Dale (R) Nay
  • Carringer, Michele (R) Nay
  • Casada, Glen (R) Nay
  • Cepicky, Scott (R) Nay
  • Chism, Jesse (D) Yea
  • Clemmons, John (D) Nay
  • Cochran, Mark (R) Nay
  • Cooper, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Crawford, John (R) Yea
  • Curcio, Michael (R) Nay
  • Darby, Tandy (R) Nay
  • Dixie, Vincent (D) Nay
  • Doggett, Clay (R) Yea
  • Eldridge, Rick (R) Nay
  • Faison, Jeremy (R) Nay
  • Farmer, Andrew (R) Nay
  • Freeman, Bob (D) Nay
  • Gant, Ron (R) Nay
  • Garrett, Johnny (R) Nay
  • Gillespie, John (R) Nay
  • Griffey, Bruce (R) Yea
  • Grills, Rusty (R) Nay
  • Hakeem, Yusuf (D) Yea
  • Halford, Curtis (R) Nay
  • Hall, Mark (R) Nay
  • Harris, Torrey (D) Yea
  • Haston, Kirk (R) Nay
  • Hawk, David (R) Nay
  • Hazlewood, Patsy (R) Nay
  • Helton, Esther (R) Nay
  • Hicks, Gary (R) Nay
  • Hicks, Tim (R) Nay
  • Hodges, Jason (D) Nay
  • Holsclaw, John (R) Nay
  • Howell, Dan (R) Nay
  • Hulsey, Bud (R) Nay
  • Hurt, Chris (R) Nay
  • Jernigan, Darren (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Curtis (R) Nay
  • Johnson, Gloria (D) Nay
  • Kumar, Sabi (R) Nay
  • Lafferty, Justin (R) Nay
  • Lamar, London (D) Yea
  • Lamberth, William (R) Nay
  • Leatherwood, Tom (R) Nay
  • Littleton, Mary (R) Nay
  • Love, Harold (D) Nay
  • Lynn, Susan (R) Yea
  • Mannis, Eddie (R) Nay
  • Marsh, Pat (R) Nay
  • McKenzie, Samuel (D) Nay
  • Miller, Larry (D) Nay
  • Mitchell, Bo (D) Nay
  • Moody, Debra (R) Nay
  • Moon, Jerome (R) Nay
  • Parkinson, Antonio (D) Nay
  • Potts, Jason (D) Nay
  • Powell, Jason (D) Nay
  • Powers, Dennis (R) Nay
  • Ragan, John (R) Nay
  • Ramsey, Bob (R) Nay
  • Reedy, Jay (R) Nay
  • Rudd, Tim (R) Nay
  • Rudder, Iris (R) Nay
  • Russell, Lowell (R) Nay
  • Sexton, Cameron (R) Nay
  • Sexton, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Shaw, Johnny (D) Nay
  • Sherrell, Paul (R) Nay
  • Smith, Robin (R) Nay
  • Sparks, Mike (R) Nay
  • Stewart, Mike (D) Nay
  • Terry, Gregory (R) Nay
  • Thompson, Dwayne (D) Yea
  • Todd, Chris (R) Nay
  • Travis, Ron (R) Nay
  • Vaughan, Kevin (R) Nay
  • Warner, Todd (R) Yea
  • Weaver, Terri Lynn (R) Nay
  • White, Mark (R) Nay
  • Whitson, Sam (R) Nay
  • Williams, Ryan (R) Nay
  • Windle, John (D) Yea
  • Wright, Dave (R) Nay
  • Zachary, Jason (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/29/2021 23 69 1 0 No
  • Alexander, Rebecca (R) Nay
  • Baum, Charlie (R) Yea
  • Beck, Bill (D) Nay
  • Boyd, Clark (R) Yea
  • Bricken, Rush (R) Yea
  • Calfee, Kent (R) Nay
  • Campbell, Scotty (R) Yea
  • Camper, Karen (D) Nay
  • Carr, Dale (R) Nay
  • Carringer, Michele (R) Nay
  • Casada, Glen (R) Nay
  • Cepicky, Scott (R) Nay
  • Chism, Jesse (D) Yea
  • Clemmons, John (D) Nay
  • Cochran, Mark (R) Nay
  • Cooper, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Crawford, John (R) Nay
  • Curcio, Michael (R) Nay
  • Darby, Tandy (R) Nay
  • Dixie, Vincent (D) Nay
  • Doggett, Clay (R) Yea
  • Eldridge, Rick (R) Nay
  • Faison, Jeremy (R) Nay
  • Farmer, Andrew (R) Nay
  • Freeman, Bob (D) Nay
  • Gant, Ron (R) Nay
  • Garrett, Johnny (R) Nay
  • Gillespie, John (R) Nay
  • Griffey, Bruce (R) Yea
  • Grills, Rusty (R) Yea
  • Hakeem, Yusuf (D) Nay
  • Halford, Curtis (R) Nay
  • Hall, Mark (R) Nay
  • Hardaway, G (D) Nay
  • Harris, Torrey (D) Nay
  • Haston, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Hawk, David (R) Nay
  • Hazlewood, Patsy (R) Nay
  • Helton, Esther (R) Nay
  • Hicks, Gary (R) Nay
  • Hicks, Tim (R) Nay
  • Hodges, Jason (D) Nay
  • Holsclaw, John (R) Nay
  • Howell, Dan (R) Nay
  • Hulsey, Bud (R) Yea
  • Hurt, Chris (R) Yea
  • Jernigan, Darren (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Curtis (R) Nay
  • Johnson, Gloria (D) Nay
  • Kumar, Sabi (R) Nay
  • Lafferty, Justin (R) Nay
  • Lamar, London (D) Yea
  • Lamberth, William (R) Nay
  • Leatherwood, Tom (R) Nay
  • Love, Harold (D) Nay
  • Lynn, Susan (R) Yea
  • Mannis, Eddie (R) Nay
  • Marsh, Pat (R) Nay
  • McKenzie, Samuel (D) Nay
  • Miller, Larry (D) Nay
  • Mitchell, Bo (D) Nay
  • Moody, Debra (R) Yea
  • Moon, Jerome (R) NV
  • Parkinson, Antonio (D) Nay
  • Potts, Jason (D) Nay
  • Powell, Jason (D) Nay
  • Powers, Dennis (R) Nay
  • Ragan, John (R) Nay
  • Ramsey, Bob (R) Nay
  • Reedy, Jay (R) Yea
  • Rudd, Tim (R) Yea
  • Rudder, Iris (R) Nay
  • Russell, Lowell (R) Nay
  • Sexton, Cameron (R) Nay
  • Sexton, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Shaw, Johnny (D) Nay
  • Sherrell, Paul (R) Nay
  • Smith, Robin (R) Nay
  • Sparks, Mike (R) Nay
  • Stewart, Mike (D) Nay
  • Terry, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Dwayne (D) Yea
  • Todd, Chris (R) Yea
  • Travis, Ron (R) Nay
  • Vaughan, Kevin (R) Nay
  • Warner, Todd (R) Yea
  • Weaver, Terri Lynn (R) Nay
  • White, Mark (R) Nay
  • Whitson, Sam (R) Nay
  • Williams, Ryan (R) Nay
  • Windle, John (D) Yea
  • Wright, Dave (R) Nay
  • Zachary, Jason (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/29/2021 64 29 0 0 Yes
  • Alexander, Rebecca (R) Yea
  • Baum, Charlie (R) Yea
  • Beck, Bill (D) Nay
  • Boyd, Clark (R) Yea
  • Bricken, Rush (R) Yea
  • Calfee, Kent (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Scotty (R) Yea
  • Camper, Karen (D) Nay
  • Carr, Dale (R) Yea
  • Carringer, Michele (R) Yea
  • Casada, Glen (R) Yea
  • Cepicky, Scott (R) Yea
  • Chism, Jesse (D) Nay
  • Clemmons, John (D) Nay
  • Cochran, Mark (R) Yea
  • Cooper, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Crawford, John (R) Yea
  • Curcio, Michael (R) Yea
  • Darby, Tandy (R) Yea
  • Dixie, Vincent (D) Nay
  • Doggett, Clay (R) Yea
  • Eldridge, Rick (R) Yea
  • Faison, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Farmer, Andrew (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Bob (D) Nay
  • Gant, Ron (R) Yea
  • Garrett, Johnny (R) Yea
  • Gillespie, John (R) Nay
  • Griffey, Bruce (R) Yea
  • Grills, Rusty (R) Yea
  • Hakeem, Yusuf (D) Nay
  • Halford, Curtis (R) Yea
  • Hall, Mark (R) Yea
  • Hardaway, G (D) Nay
  • Harris, Torrey (D) Nay
  • Haston, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Hawk, David (R) Yea
  • Hazlewood, Patsy (R) Nay
  • Helton, Esther (R) Yea
  • Hicks, Gary (R) Yea
  • Hicks, Tim (R) Yea
  • Hodges, Jason (D) Nay
  • Holsclaw, John (R) Yea
  • Howell, Dan (R) Yea
  • Hulsey, Bud (R) Yea
  • Hurt, Chris (R) Yea
  • Jernigan, Darren (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Curtis (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Gloria (D) Nay
  • Kumar, Sabi (R) Yea
  • Lafferty, Justin (R) Yea
  • Lamar, London (D) Nay
  • Lamberth, William (R) Yea
  • Leatherwood, Tom (R) Yea
  • Littleton, Mary (R) Yea
  • Love, Harold (D) Nay
  • Lynn, Susan (R) Yea
  • Mannis, Eddie (R) Nay
  • Marsh, Pat (R) Yea
  • McKenzie, Samuel (D) Nay
  • Miller, Larry (D) Nay
  • Mitchell, Bo (D) Nay
  • Moody, Debra (R) Yea
  • Moon, Jerome (R) Yea
  • Parkinson, Antonio (D) Nay
  • Potts, Jason (D) Nay
  • Powell, Jason (D) Nay
  • Powers, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Ragan, John (R) Yea
  • Reedy, Jay (R) Yea
  • Rudd, Tim (R) Yea
  • Rudder, Iris (R) Yea
  • Russell, Lowell (R) Yea
  • Sexton, Cameron (R) Yea
  • Sexton, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Shaw, Johnny (D) Nay
  • Sherrell, Paul (R) Yea
  • Smith, Robin (R) Yea
  • Sparks, Mike (R) Yea
  • Stewart, Mike (D) Nay
  • Terry, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Dwayne (D) Nay
  • Todd, Chris (R) Yea
  • Travis, Ron (R) Yea
  • Vaughan, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Warner, Todd (R) Yea
  • Weaver, Terri Lynn (R) Yea
  • White, Mark (R) Nay
  • Whitson, Sam (R) Nay
  • Williams, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Windle, John (D) Yea
  • Wright, Dave (R) Yea
  • Zachary, Jason (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

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