Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB2689
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 54, relative to the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act.
Subject: Remedies and Special Proceedings
Description: As introduced, creates a civil action against any person or government entity that infringes upon a person's right to bear arms under the Tennessee or United States Constitutions; requires the person or entity to be liable for actual or statutory damages, punitive damages, attorney's fees, and court costs. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54.
Session: 113th General Assembly
Last Action: Taken off notice for cal. in Civil Justice Committee
Last Action Date: April 9, 2024
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: Clay Doggett (R); Kip Capley (R); Monty Fritts (R); Dale Carr (R); Jay Reedy (R); Chris Todd (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 6% (6 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 9, 2024 | Taken off notice for cal. in Civil Justice Committee |
| House | Apr 3, 2024 | Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/10/2024 |
| House | Apr 2, 2024 | Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee |
| House | Apr 2, 2024 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Mar 27, 2024 | Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2024 |
| House | Mar 20, 2024 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Mar 14, 2024 | Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2024 |
| House | Feb 28, 2024 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Feb 20, 2024 | Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2024 |
| House | Feb 14, 2024 | Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/20/2024 |
| House | Feb 7, 2024 | Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee |
| House | Feb 5, 2024 | P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee |
| House | Feb 1, 2024 | Intro., P1C. |
| House | Jan 31, 2024 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Jan 31, 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
