Passed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB1402
Legislation Overview
Title: As enacted, creates a Class A misdemeanor offense for the transfer of a firearm to a person knowing that the person: has been judicially committed to a mental institution or adjudicated as a mental defective unless the person's right to possess firearms has been restored; or is receiving inpatient mental health or substance abuse treatment at a hospital or treatment resource. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 33 and Title 39, Chapter 17.
Subject: Firearms and Ammunition
Description: As enacted, creates a Class A misdemeanor offense for the transfer of a firearm to a person knowing that the person: has been judicially committed to a mental institution or adjudicated as a mental defective unless the person's right to possess firearms has been restored; or is receiving inpatient mental health or substance abuse treatment at a hospital or treatment resource. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 33 and Title 39, Chapter 17.
Session: 111th General Assembly
Last Action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 432
Last Action Date: May 29, 2019
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Mike Bell (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 33)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| May 29, 2019 | Comp. became Pub. Ch. 432 | |
| Senate | Apr 30, 2019 | Companion House Bill substituted |
| Senate | Apr 25, 2019 | Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019 |
| Senate | Apr 23, 2019 | Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 |
| Senate | Apr 17, 2019 | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/23/2019 |
| Senate | Feb 11, 2019 | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee |
| Senate | Feb 7, 2019 | Filed for introduction |
| Senate | Feb 7, 2019 | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | May 23, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Draft | Feb 7, 2019 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| SA0399 | Amendment 1-0 to SB1402 | 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 |
| SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 | 04/23/2019 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
