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Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB2199

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-13-103, relative to the offense of reckless endangerment.

Subject: Criminal Offenses

Description: As introduced, enacts "MaKayla's Law," which expands the offense of reckless endangerment to include a person's reckless failure to render inoperable or safely secure or lock a firearm, resulting in a child under 13 gaining possession of the firearm and injuring or killing the child or another. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-103.

Session: 113th General Assembly

Last Action: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Last Action Date: January 31, 2024

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Bo Mitchell (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 99)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jan 31, 2024 P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
House Jan 31, 2024 Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House Jan 29, 2024 Intro., P1C.
House Jan 25, 2024 Filed for introduction
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Draft Jan 25, 2024 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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