Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB2911
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Title 37 and Title 39, relative to juvenile offenders.
Subject: Firearms and Ammunition
Description: As introduced, prohibits the purchase or possession of a firearm by a person under 25 years of age if the person was previously adjudicated delinquent for an act that, if committed by an adult, would have constituted one or more certain offenses; allows the Tennessee bureau of investigation access to juvenile court records for the limited purpose of performing a background check prior to the purchase or transfer of a firearm to determine whether a person has been adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to a mental health institution at 16 years of age or older, as required by federal law, or is prohibited from purchasing a firearm because of an adjudication as delinquent. - Amends TCA Title 18; Title 37 and Title 39.
Session: 113th General Assembly
Last Action: Sponsor(s) Added.
Last Action Date: April 26, 2024
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Paul Bailey (R); Raumesh Akbari (D); Heidi Campbell (D); Brent Taylor (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 12% (4 of 33)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 26, 2024 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| Senate | Apr 25, 2024 | Companion House Bill substituted |
| Senate | Apr 24, 2024 | Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/25/2024 |
| Senate | Apr 2, 2024 | Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 2 PNV 1 |
| 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 | Filed for introduction |
| Senate | Feb 1, 2024 | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Feb 1, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| SA0960 | Amendment 1-0 to SB2911 | Apr 3, 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 JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 2 PNV 1 | 04/2/2024 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
