Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB0037
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 54 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms.
Subject: Firearms and Ammunition
Description: As introduced, removes, as exclusions from the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act, a firearm that cannot be carried and used by one person, a firearm that discharges two or more projectiles with one activation of the trigger or other firing device, a firearm that has a bore diameter greater than one and one-half inches and that uses smokeless powder as a propellant, and ammunition with a projectile that explodes after leaving the firearm; creates the criminal offense of disenfranchising another of the person's constitutional rights in violation of the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act; prohibits an employee or elected or appointed official of a state or local government entity from enforcing a federal law in violation of the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
Session: 113th General Assembly
Last Action: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee
Last Action Date: March 21, 2023
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Todd Warner (R); Monty Fritts (R); Bryan Richey (R); Jay Reedy (R); Susan Lynn (R); Clay Doggett (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 6% (6 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 21, 2023 | Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee |
| House | Mar 16, 2023 | Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/21/2023 |
| House | Mar 14, 2023 | Reset on Final cal. of Civil Justice Subcommittee |
| House | Mar 8, 2023 | Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/14/2023 |
| House | Mar 7, 2023 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Feb 8, 2023 | Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee |
| House | Jan 11, 2023 | Ref. to Civil Justice Committee -- Criminal Justice Committee |
| House | Jan 11, 2023 | P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees |
| House | Jan 10, 2023 | Intro., P1C. |
| House | Jan 9, 2023 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Jan 26, 2023 | state link | bill text |
| Draft | Jan 9, 2023 | 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
