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Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB0037

  this is an pro-gun bill
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

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