Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB0827
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13; Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to firearms.
Subject: Firearms and Ammunition
Description: As introduced, allows law enforcement officers to carry a firearm when under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances and certain other circumstances; deletes the prohibition on carrying firearms and other weapons on higher education campuses and in parks; prohibits the carrying of weapons in K-12 schools except by certain persons, including any person permitted to carry a firearm under federal law. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13; Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 55, Chapter 10.
Session: 113th General Assembly
Last Action: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee
Last Action Date: March 7, 2023
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Joseph Hensley (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 33)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2023 | Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Ad Hoc Committee Ayes 3, Nays 5 PNV 0 |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2023 | Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee |
| Senate | Mar 1, 2023 | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/7/2023 |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2023 | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2023 | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| Senate | Jan 30, 2023 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Jan 30, 2023 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| SA0112 | Amendment 1-0 to SB0827 | Mar 8, 2023 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee | 03/7/2023 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | No |
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Link: link to state bill page
