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Passed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB2770

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Legislation Overview

Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16; Title 33; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 49, relative to criminal offenses.

Subject: Criminal Offenses

Description: As introduced, authorizes the enhancement of criminal penalties up to life in prison without parole upon conviction of violent crimes by illegal aliens; conviction of possession of a firearm or deadly weapon by an illegal alien; or conviction of a violent crime on the property of a school by any person. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 33; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 49.

Session: 113th General Assembly

Last Action: Signed by Governor.

Last Action Date: May 28, 2024

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'.

3 sponsors: Janince Bowling (R); John Stevens (R); Brent Taylor (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 9% (3 of 33)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate May 28, 2024 Signed by Governor.
Senate May 16, 2024 Transmitted to Governor for action.
House May 15, 2024 Signed by H. Speaker
Senate May 9, 2024 Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate Apr 29, 2024 Enrolled and ready for signatures
House Apr 24, 2024 Subst. for comp. HB.
House Apr 24, 2024 Passed H., Ayes 70, Nays 22, PNV 0
House Apr 24, 2024 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0758)
House Apr 22, 2024 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
Senate Apr 19, 2024 Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate Apr 18, 2024 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0852)
Senate Apr 18, 2024 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Senate Apr 18, 2024 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 4
Senate Apr 16, 2024 Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
Senate Apr 16, 2024 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/18/2024
Senate Apr 16, 2024 Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/16/2024
Senate Apr 11, 2024 Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2024
Senate Apr 11, 2024 Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2024
Senate Apr 10, 2024 Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to next calendar
Senate Apr 8, 2024 Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/10/2024
Senate Apr 8, 2024 Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/10/2024
Senate Mar 26, 2024 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
Senate Mar 20, 2024 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2024
Senate Mar 20, 2024 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/26/2024
Senate Mar 19, 2024 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/20/2024
Senate Mar 19, 2024 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/20/2024
Senate Mar 13, 2024 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
Senate Mar 12, 2024 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/19/2024
Senate Mar 11, 2024 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/12/2024
Senate Mar 11, 2024 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/12/2024
Senate Mar 6, 2024 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2024
Senate Feb 5, 2024 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate Feb 1, 2024 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate Jan 31, 2024 Filed for introduction
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Draft Jan 31, 2024 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
SA0852 Amendment 1-0 to SB2770 Mar 27, 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
03/26/2024 7 1 0 0 Yes
  • Gardenhire, Todd (R) Yea
  • Kyle, Sara (D) Nay
  • Lundberg, Jon (R) Yea
  • Roberts, Kerry (R) Yea
  • Rose, Paul (R) Yea
  • Stevens, John (R) Yea
  • Taylor, Brent (R) Yea
  • White, Dawn (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/16/2024 9 2 0 0 Yes
  • Haile, Ferrell (R) Yea
  • Hensley, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Jack (R) Yea
  • Lamar, London (D) Nay
  • Powers, Bill (R) Yea
  • Stevens, John (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
04/18/2024 27 4 0 0 Yes
  • Akbari, Raumesh (D) Nay
  • Bailey, Paul (R) Yea
  • Bowling, Janince (R) Yea
  • Briggs, Richard (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Heidi (D) Nay
  • Crowe, Rusty (R) Yea
  • Gardenhire, Todd (R) Yea
  • Haile, Ferrell (R) Yea
  • Hensley, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Edward (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Jack (R) Yea
  • Lowe, J. Adam (R) Yea
  • Lundberg, Jon (R) Yea
  • Massey, Becky (R) Yea
  • McNally, Randy (R) Yea
  • Niceley, Frank (R) Yea
  • Oliver, Charlane (D) Nay
  • Pody, Mark (R) Yea
  • Powers, Bill (R) Yea
  • Reeves, Shane (R) Yea
  • Roberts, Kerry (R) Yea
  • Rose, Paul (R) Yea
  • Southerland, Steve (R) Yea
  • Stevens, John (R) Yea
  • Swann, Art (R) Yea
  • Taylor, Brent (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
04/24/2024 22 73 0 0 No
  • Alexander, Rebecca (R) Nay
  • Barrett, Jody (R) Nay
  • Baum, Charlie (R) Nay
  • Behn, Aftyn (D) Yea
  • Boyd, Clark (R) Nay
  • Bricken, Rush (R) Nay
  • Bulso, Eugene (R) Nay
  • Burkhart, Jeff (R) Nay
  • Butler, Ed (R) Nay
  • Camper, Karen (D) Yea
  • Capley, Kip (R) Nay
  • Carr, Dale (R) Nay
  • Carringer, Michele (R) Nay
  • Cepicky, Scott (R) Nay
  • Chism, Jesse (D) Yea
  • Clemmons, John (D) Yea
  • Cochran, Mark (R) Nay
  • Crawford, John (R) Nay
  • Darby, Tandy (R) Nay
  • Davis, Elaine (R) Nay
  • Doggett, Clay (R) Nay
  • Eldridge, Rick (R) Nay
  • Faison, Jeremy (R) Nay
  • Farmer, Andrew (R) Nay
  • Fritts, Monty (R) Nay
  • Gant, Ron (R) Nay
  • Garrett, Johnny (R) Nay
  • Gillespie, John (R) Nay
  • Glynn, Ronnie (D) Yea
  • Grills, Rusty (R) Nay
  • Hakeem, Yusuf (D) Yea
  • Hale, Michael (R) Nay
  • Hardaway, G (D) Yea
  • Haston, Kirk (R) Nay
  • Hawk, David (R) Nay
  • Hazlewood, Patsy (R) Nay
  • Hemmer, Caleb (D) Yea
  • Hicks, Gary (R) Nay
  • Hicks, Tim (R) Nay
  • Hill, Timothy (R) Nay
  • Holsclaw, John (R) Nay
  • Howell, Dan (R) Nay
  • Hulsey, Bud (R) Nay
  • Hurt, Chris (R) Nay
  • Jernigan, Darren (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Curtis (R) Nay
  • Johnson, Gloria (D) Yea
  • Jones, Justin (D) Yea
  • Keisling, Kelly (R) Nay
  • Kumar, Sabi (R) Nay
  • Lafferty, Justin (R) Nay
  • Lamberth, William (R) Nay
  • Leatherwood, Tom (R) Nay
  • Littleton, Mary (R) Nay
  • Love, Harold (D) Yea
  • Lynn, Susan (R) Nay
  • Marsh, Pat (R) Nay
  • Martin, Brock (R) Nay
  • Martin, Greg (R) Nay
  • McCalmon, Jake (R) Nay
  • McKenzie, Samuel (D) Yea
  • Miller, Larry (D) Yea
  • Mitchell, Bo (D) Yea
  • Moody, Debra (R) Nay
  • Moon, Jerome (R) Nay
  • Parkinson, Antonio (D) Yea
  • Pearson, Justin (D) Yea
  • Powell, Jason (D) Yea
  • Powers, Dennis (R) Nay
  • Ragan, John (R) Nay
  • Raper, Kevin (R) Nay
  • Reedy, Jay (R) Nay
  • Richey, Bryan (R) Nay
  • Rudd, Tim (R) Nay
  • Rudder, Iris (R) Nay
  • Russell, Lowell (R) Nay
  • Sexton, Cameron (R) Nay
  • Shaw, Johnny (D) Yea
  • Sherrell, Paul (R) Nay
  • Slater, William (R) Nay
  • Sparks, Mike (R) Nay
  • Stevens, Robert (R) Nay
  • Terry, Gregory (R) Nay
  • Thompson, Dwayne (D) Yea
  • Todd, Chris (R) Nay
  • Towns, Joe (D) Yea
  • Travis, Ron (R) Nay
  • Vaughan, Kevin (R) Nay
  • Vital, Greg (R) Nay
  • Warner, Todd (R) Nay
  • White, Mark (R) Nay
  • Whitson, Sam (R) Yea
  • Williams, Ryan (R) Nay
  • Wright, Dave (R) Nay
  • Zachary, Jason (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/24/2024 70 22 0 0 Yes
  • Alexander, Rebecca (R) Yea
  • Barrett, Jody (R) Yea
  • Baum, Charlie (R) Yea
  • Behn, Aftyn (D) Nay
  • Boyd, Clark (R) Yea
  • Bulso, Eugene (R) Yea
  • Burkhart, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Butler, Ed (R) Yea
  • Camper, Karen (D) Nay
  • Capley, Kip (R) Yea
  • Carr, Dale (R) Yea
  • Carringer, Michele (R) Yea
  • Cepicky, Scott (R) Yea
  • Chism, Jesse (D) Nay
  • Clemmons, John (D) Nay
  • Cochran, Mark (R) Yea
  • Crawford, John (R) Yea
  • Darby, Tandy (R) Yea
  • Davis, Elaine (R) Yea
  • Dixie, Vincent (D) Nay
  • Doggett, Clay (R) Yea
  • Eldridge, Rick (R) Yea
  • Faison, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Farmer, Andrew (R) Yea
  • Fritts, Monty (R) Yea
  • Gant, Ron (R) Yea
  • Garrett, Johnny (R) Yea
  • Gillespie, John (R) Yea
  • Glynn, Ronnie (D) Nay
  • Grills, Rusty (R) Yea
  • Hakeem, Yusuf (D) Nay
  • Hale, Michael (R) Yea
  • Hardaway, G (D) Nay
  • Haston, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Hawk, David (R) Yea
  • Hazlewood, Patsy (R) Yea
  • Helton, Esther (R) Yea
  • Hemmer, Caleb (D) Nay
  • Hicks, Tim (R) Yea
  • Hill, Timothy (R) Yea
  • 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
  • Jones, Justin (D) Nay
  • Keisling, Kelly (R) Yea
  • Kumar, Sabi (R) Yea
  • Lafferty, Justin (R) Yea
  • Lamberth, William (R) Yea
  • Leatherwood, Tom (R) Yea
  • Littleton, Mary (R) Yea
  • Love, Harold (D) Nay
  • Lynn, Susan (R) Yea
  • Marsh, Pat (R) Yea
  • Martin, Brock (R) Yea
  • Martin, Greg (R) Yea
  • McCalmon, Jake (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
  • Pearson, Justin (D) Nay
  • Powell, Jason (D) Nay
  • Powers, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Ragan, John (R) Yea
  • Raper, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Reedy, Jay (R) Yea
  • Richey, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Rudd, Tim (R) Yea
  • Rudder, Iris (R) Yea
  • Russell, Lowell (R) Yea
  • Shaw, Johnny (D) Nay
  • Sherrell, Paul (R) Yea
  • Slater, William (R) Yea
  • Sparks, Mike (R) Yea
  • Stevens, Robert (R) Yea
  • Terry, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Dwayne (D) Nay
  • Todd, Chris (R) Yea
  • Towns, Joe (D) Nay
  • Vaughan, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Vital, Greg (R) Yea
  • Warner, Todd (R) Yea
  • White, Mark (R) Yea
  • Williams, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Wright, Dave (R) Yea
  • Zachary, Jason (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/24/2024 73 19 0 0 Yes
  • Alexander, Rebecca (R) Yea
  • Barrett, Jody (R) Yea
  • Baum, Charlie (R) Yea
  • Behn, Aftyn (D) Nay
  • Boyd, Clark (R) Yea
  • Bricken, Rush (R) Yea
  • Bulso, Eugene (R) Yea
  • Burkhart, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Butler, Ed (R) Yea
  • Camper, Karen (D) Nay
  • Capley, Kip (R) Yea
  • Carr, Dale (R) Yea
  • Carringer, Michele (R) Yea
  • Cepicky, Scott (R) Yea
  • Chism, Jesse (D) Nay
  • Clemmons, John (D) Nay
  • Cochran, Mark (R) Yea
  • Crawford, John (R) Yea
  • Darby, Tandy (R) Yea
  • Davis, Elaine (R) Yea
  • Doggett, Clay (R) Yea
  • Eldridge, Rick (R) Yea
  • Faison, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Farmer, Andrew (R) Yea
  • Fritts, Monty (R) Yea
  • Gant, Ron (R) Yea
  • Garrett, Johnny (R) Yea
  • Gillespie, John (R) Yea
  • Glynn, Ronnie (D) Nay
  • Grills, Rusty (R) Yea
  • Hakeem, Yusuf (D) Nay
  • Hale, Michael (R) Yea
  • Hardaway, G (D) Nay
  • Haston, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Hawk, David (R) Yea
  • Hazlewood, Patsy (R) Yea
  • Helton, Esther (R) Yea
  • Hemmer, Caleb (D) Nay
  • Hicks, Tim (R) Yea
  • Hill, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Holsclaw, John (R) Yea
  • Howell, Dan (R) Yea
  • Hulsey, Bud (R) Yea
  • Hurt, Chris (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Curtis (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Gloria (D) Nay
  • Jones, Justin (D) Nay
  • Keisling, Kelly (R) Yea
  • Kumar, Sabi (R) Yea
  • Lafferty, Justin (R) Yea
  • Lamberth, William (R) Yea
  • Leatherwood, Tom (R) Yea
  • Littleton, Mary (R) Yea
  • Love, Harold (D) Nay
  • Lynn, Susan (R) Yea
  • Marsh, Pat (R) Yea
  • Martin, Brock (R) Yea
  • Martin, Greg (R) Yea
  • McCalmon, Jake (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
  • Pearson, Justin (D) Nay
  • Powell, Jason (D) Nay
  • Powers, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Ragan, John (R) Yea
  • Raper, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Reedy, Jay (R) Yea
  • Richey, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Rudd, Tim (R) Yea
  • Rudder, Iris (R) Yea
  • Russell, Lowell (R) Yea
  • Sexton, Cameron (R) Yea
  • Sherrell, Paul (R) Yea
  • Slater, William (R) Yea
  • Sparks, Mike (R) Yea
  • Stevens, Robert (R) Yea
  • Terry, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Dwayne (D) Nay
  • Todd, Chris (R) Yea
  • Towns, Joe (D) Nay
  • Vaughan, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Vital, Greg (R) Yea
  • Warner, Todd (R) Yea
  • White, Mark (R) Yea
  • Whitson, Sam (R) Yea
  • Williams, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Wright, Dave (R) Yea
  • Zachary, Jason (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

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