Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB1693
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 68, relative to gun violence.
Subject: Safety, Dept. of
Description: As introduced, creates an office of gun violence prevention within the department of safety with the goal of collecting and analyzing gun violence data in this state to develop and implement strategies to prevent gun violence and mass shootings; places the office in sunset review in 2027. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 68.
Session: 113th General Assembly
Last Action: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee
Last Action Date: April 2, 2024
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Raumesh Akbari (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 33)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 2, 2024 | Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee |
| Senate | Apr 1, 2024 | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2024 |
| Senate | Apr 1, 2024 | Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2024 |
| Senate | Mar 27, 2024 | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2024 |
| Senate | Mar 26, 2024 | Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2024 |
| Senate | Mar 20, 2024 | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/26/2024 |
| Senate | Mar 20, 2024 | Refer to Senate Judiciary Committee with negative recommendation, as amended |
| Senate | Mar 13, 2024 | Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/20/2024 |
| Senate | Jan 11, 2024 | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee |
| Senate | Jan 10, 2024 | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| Senate | Jan 9, 2024 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Jan 31, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Draft | Jan 9, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| SA0755 | Amendment 1-0 to SB1693 | Mar 20, 2024 | 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 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Refer to Senate Judiciary Committee with negative recommendation, as amended | 03/20/2024 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | No |
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Link: link to state bill page
