Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB1747
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to the discharge of a firearm.
Subject: Criminal Offenses
Description: As introduced, creates an offense of recklessly discharging a firearm into the air, ground, a body of water, or an object in close proximity to the person if the firearm is discharged at a place of public gathering or at a public event where there are at least 25 people in attendance at the time of the discharge; punishes the offense as a Class A misdemeanor; specifies certain exceptions to the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39.
Session: 114th General Assembly
Last Action: Filed for introduction
Last Action Date: January 16, 2026
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Janince Bowling (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 33)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 16, 2026 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Jan 16, 2026 | 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
