Help us keep you informed about new legislation that could effect your right to bear arms. Even a small donation helps us keep this running. Please consider signing up for a paying membership or making a donation, every little bit helps.

toggle menu

Passed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB0109

  watching this bill
Legislation Overview

Title: As enacted, permits correctional officers and certain other people employed by the department of correction to carry a handgun the same as a law enforcement officer if they have completed their probationary period rather than when they are vested. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1350.

Subject: Firearms and Ammunition

Description: As enacted, permits correctional officers and certain other people employed by the department of correction to carry a handgun the same as a law enforcement officer if they have completed their probationary period rather than when they are vested. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1350.

Session: 111th General Assembly

Last Action: Pub. Ch. 92

Last Action Date: April 9, 2019

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'.

17 sponsors: John Windle (D); Paul Sherrell (R); Kelly Keisling (R); David Byrd (R); Jay Reedy (R); Jerome Moon (R); Mark White (R); Brandon Ogles (R); Harold Love (D); Kent Calfee (R); Gregory Terry (R); Kevin Vaughan (R); Sabi Kumar (R); John Crawford (R); Dwayne Thompson (D); Kirk Haston (R); Tom Leatherwood (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 17% (17 of 99)

History
Chamber Date Action
Apr 9, 2019 Pub. Ch. 92
Apr 9, 2019 Effective date(s) 03/28/2019
Mar 28, 2019 Signed by Governor.
Senate Mar 20, 2019 Signed by Senate Speaker
House Mar 20, 2019 Transmitted to Governor for his action.
House Mar 18, 2019 Signed by H. Speaker
House Mar 14, 2019 Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
Senate Mar 14, 2019 Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
Senate Mar 14, 2019 Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate Mar 11, 2019 Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
House Mar 7, 2019 Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House Mar 7, 2019 Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 2
House Feb 28, 2019 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/7/2019
House Feb 27, 2019 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/28/2019
House Feb 20, 2019 Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House Feb 13, 2019 Placed on cal. Judiciary for 2/20/2019
House Feb 13, 2019 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary
House Feb 6, 2019 Placed on s/c cal Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee for 2/13/2019
House Feb 1, 2019 Assigned to s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee
House Jan 28, 2019 P2C, ref. to Judiciary
House Jan 24, 2019 Intro., P1C.
House Jan 23, 2019 Filed for introduction
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Chaptered Apr 5, 2019 state link bill text
Draft Jan 23, 2019 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
03/7/2019 87 0 0 0 Yes
  • Baum, Charlie (R) Yea
  • Beck, Bill (D) Yea
  • Boyd, Clark (R) Yea
  • Bricken, Rush (R) Yea
  • Byrd, David (R) Yea
  • Calfee, Kent (R) Yea
  • Camper, Karen (D) Yea
  • Carr, Dale (R) Yea
  • Casada, Glen (R) Yea
  • Cepicky, Scott (R) Yea
  • Chism, Jesse (D) Yea
  • Clemmons, John (D) Yea
  • Cochran, Mark (R) Yea
  • Coley, Jim (R) Yea
  • Crawford, John (R) Yea
  • Curcio, Michael (R) Yea
  • DeBerry, John (D) Yea
  • Dixie, Vincent (D) Yea
  • Doggett, Clay (R) Yea
  • Dunn, Bill (R) Yea
  • Eldridge, Rick (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Bob (D) Yea
  • Gant, Ron (R) Yea
  • Garrett, Johnny (R) Yea
  • Griffey, Bruce (R) Yea
  • Hakeem, Yusuf (D) Yea
  • Hall, Mark (R) Yea
  • Hardaway, G (D) Yea
  • Haston, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Hawk, David (R) Yea
  • Hazlewood, Patsy (R) Yea
  • Helton, Esther (R) Yea
  • Hicks, Gary (R) Yea
  • Hill, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Hill, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Hodges, Jason (D) Yea
  • Holsclaw, John (R) Yea
  • Holt, Andy (R) Yea
  • Hulsey, Bud (R) Yea
  • Hurt, Chris (R) Yea
  • Jernigan, Darren (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Curtis (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Gloria (D) Yea
  • Keisling, Kelly (R) Yea
  • Kumar, Sabi (R) Yea
  • Lafferty, Justin (R) Yea
  • Lamberth, William (R) Yea
  • Leatherwood, Tom (R) Yea
  • Love, Harold (D) Yea
  • Lynn, Susan (R) Yea
  • Marsh, Pat (R) Yea
  • Miller, Larry (D) Yea
  • Mitchell, Bo (D) Yea
  • Moody, Debra (R) Yea
  • Moon, Jerome (R) Yea
  • Ogles, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Potts, Jason (D) Yea
  • Powers, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Ragan, John (R) Yea
  • Ramsey, Bob (R) Yea
  • Reedy, Jay (R) Yea
  • Rudd, Tim (R) Yea
  • Rudder, Iris (R) Yea
  • Russell, Lowell (R) Yea
  • Sanderson, Bill (R) Yea
  • Sexton, Cameron (R) Yea
  • Sexton, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Sherrell, Paul (R) Yea
  • Smith, Robin (R) Yea
  • Sparks, Mike (R) Yea
  • Staples, Rick (D) Yea
  • Stewart, Mike (D) Yea
  • Terry, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Dwayne (D) Yea
  • Tillis, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Todd, Chris (R) Yea
  • Towns, Joe (D) Yea
  • Travis, Ron (R) Yea
  • Van Huss, James (R) Yea
  • Vaughan, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Weaver, Terri Lynn (R) Yea
  • White, Mark (R) Yea
  • Whitson, Sam (R) Yea
  • Williams, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Windle, John (D) Yea
  • Wright, Dave (R) Yea
  • Zachary, Jason (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/14/2019 31 0 0 0 Yes
  • Akbari, Raumesh (D) Yea
  • Bailey, Paul (R) Yea
  • Bell, Mike (R) Yea
  • Bowling, Janince (R) Yea
  • Briggs, Richard (R) Yea
  • Crowe, Rusty (R) Yea
  • Dickerson, Steven (R) Yea
  • Gardenhire, Todd (R) Yea
  • Gilmore, Brenda (D) Yea
  • Gresham, Dolores (R) Yea
  • Haile, Ferrell (R) 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
  • Pody, Mark (R) Yea
  • Reeves, Shane (R) Yea
  • Roberts, Kerry (R) Yea
  • Robinson, Katrina (D) Yea
  • Southerland, Steve (R) Yea
  • Stevens, John (R) Yea
  • Swann, Art (R) Yea
  • Watson, Bo (R) Yea
  • White, Dawn (R) Yea
  • Yager, Ken (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

Discuss this bill and other firearm related topics in our discussion forum