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Passed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB0229

Legislation Overview

Title: As enacted, requires the court to give a defendant intending to plead guilty to a domestic violence offense notice of the firearm dispossession consequences of a domestic violence conviction and sets out a procedure for a person convicted of domestic violence to terminate possession of all firearms. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-111 and Section 40-14-109.

Subject: Domestic Violence

Description: As enacted, requires the court to give a defendant intending to plead guilty to a domestic violence offense notice of the firearm dispossession consequences of a domestic violence conviction and sets out a procedure for a person convicted of domestic violence to terminate possession of all firearms. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-111 and Section 40-14-109.

Session: 110th General Assembly

Last Action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 127

Last Action Date: April 19, 2017

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'.

6 sponsors: Becky Massey (R); Janince Bowling (R); Lee Harris (D); Jon Lundberg (R); Doug Overbey (R); Jeff Yarbro (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 18% (6 of 33)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
	Apr 19, 2017	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 127
Senate	Mar 28, 2017	Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate	Mar 27, 2017	Companion House Bill substituted
Senate	Mar 24, 2017	Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/27/2017
Senate	Mar 21, 2017	Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
Senate	Mar 15, 2017	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2017
Senate	Mar 8, 2017	Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate	Feb 23, 2017	Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate	Feb 22, 2017	Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate	Feb 2, 2017	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate	Feb 1, 2017	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate	Jan 31, 2017	Filed for introduction

Texts

Type	Date	State Link	Text
Chaptered	Apr 19, 2017	state link	bill text
Draft	Jan 31, 2017	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
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee	03/21/2017	9	0	0	0	Yes
Bell, Mike (R) Yea Bowling, Janince (R) Yea Harris, Lee (D) Yea Kelsey, Brian (R) Yea Kyle, Sara (D) Yea Lundberg, Jon (R) Yea Overbey, Doug (R) Yea Roberts, Kerry (R) Yea Stevens, John (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT	03/27/2017	29	0	0	0	Yes
Bailey, Paul (R) Yea Bell, Mike (R) Yea Bowling, Janince (R) Yea Briggs, Richard (R) Yea Crowe, Rusty (R) Yea Gardenhire, Todd (R) Yea Gresham, Dolores (R) Yea Haile, Ferrell (R) Yea Harper, Thelma (D) Yea Harris, Lee (D) Yea Hensley, Joseph (R) Yea Jackson, Edward (R) Yea Johnson, Jack (R) Yea Kelsey, Brian (R) Yea Kyle, Sara (D) Yea Lundberg, Jon (R) Yea Massey, Becky (R) Yea McNally, Randy (R) Yea Niceley, Frank (R) Yea Norris, Mark (R) Yea Overbey, Doug (R) Yea Roberts, Kerry (R) Yea Southerland, Steve (R) Yea Stevens, John (R) Yea Tate, Reginald (D) Yea Tracy, Jim (R) Yea Watson, Bo (R) Yea Yager, Ken (R) Yea Yarbro, Jeff (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page