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Passed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB2797

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Legislation Overview

Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38 and Title 39, relative to firearms.

Subject: Firearms and Ammunition

Description: As enacted, expands the definition of a law enforcement officer to include retired law enforcement officers who are carrying a firearm pursuant to certain state laws for purposes of when a law enforcement officer may carry a firearm. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 39.

Session: 113th General Assembly

Last Action: Effective date(s) 07/07/2024

Last Action Date: June 3, 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'.

7 sponsors: Paul Rose (R); Rusty Crowe (R); Ferrell Haile (R); Joseph Hensley (R); Frank Niceley (R); Mark Pody (R); Shane Reeves (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 21% (7 of 33)

History
Chamber Date Action
Jun 3, 2024 Pub. Ch. 1065
Jun 3, 2024 Effective date(s) 07/07/2024
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 76, Nays 19, PNV 1
House Apr 24, 2024 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0980)
House Apr 22, 2024 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
Senate Apr 19, 2024 Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate Apr 18, 2024 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Senate Apr 18, 2024 Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 4
Senate Apr 16, 2024 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/18/2024
Senate Apr 11, 2024 Senate Reset on calendar for 4/18/2024
Senate Apr 9, 2024 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/11/2024
Senate Apr 2, 2024 Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar 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 Feb 5, 2024 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate Feb 1, 2024 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate Feb 1, 2024 Filed for introduction
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Chaptered May 29, 2024 state link bill text
Draft Feb 1, 2024 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
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
04/2/2024 7 0 1 0 Yes
  • Gardenhire, Todd (R) Yea
  • Lamar, London (D) NV
  • 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
04/18/2024 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 76 19 1 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) NV
  • 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
  • Freeman, Bob (D) Nay
  • Fritts, Monty (R) Yea
  • Gant, Ron (R) Yea
  • Garrett, Johnny (R) Yea
  • Gillespie, John (R) Yea
  • Glynn, Ronnie (D) Yea
  • Grills, Rusty (R) Yea
  • Hakeem, Yusuf (D) Nay
  • Hale, Michael (R) Yea
  • Hardaway, G (D) Nay
  • Harris, Torrey (D) Nay
  • Haston, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Hawk, David (R) Yea
  • Helton, Esther (R) Yea
  • Hicks, Gary (R) Yea
  • 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) Yea
  • Miller, Larry (D) Nay
  • Mitchell, Bo (D) Nay
  • Moody, Debra (R) Yea
  • Moon, Jerome (R) Yea
  • Parkinson, Antonio (D) Yea
  • 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
  • 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
  • Travis, Ron (R) Yea
  • 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

Link: link to state bill page

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