Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB2379
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to the discharge of a firearm.
Subject: Firearms and Ammunition
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 where other people are or may be present; punishes the offense as a Class A misdemeanor; specifies certain exceptions to the offense; requires handgun safety courses for enhanced handgun carry permits to instruct on the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39.
Session: 114th General Assembly
Last Action: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Last Action Date: February 2, 2026
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Joseph Hensley (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 33)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2026 | Filed for introduction |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2026 | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Feb 3, 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
