Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB2493
Legislation Overview
Title: As introduced, prohibits an administrator, professor, or employee of a public institution of higher education from requiring a student or employee to provide information on firearm ownership; prohibits taking adverse disciplinary or employment action against a student or employee of the institution for information on firearm ownership that is voluntarily given. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Subject: Education, Higher
Description: As introduced, prohibits an administrator, professor, or employee of a public institution of higher education from requiring a student or employee to provide information on firearm ownership; prohibits taking adverse disciplinary or employment action against a student or employee of the institution for information on firearm ownership that is voluntarily given. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Session: 109th General Assembly
Last Action: Re-refer to Senate Cal. Comm.
Last Action Date: March 31, 2016
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'.
1 sponsors: Paul Bailey;
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 33)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 31, 2016 | Re-refer to Senate Cal. Comm. |
| Senate | Mar 29, 2016 | Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/31/2016 |
| Senate | Mar 23, 2016 | Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/30/2016 |
| Senate | Mar 23, 2016 | Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 1 PNV 0 |
| Senate | Mar 16, 2016 | Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/23/2016 |
| Senate | Mar 16, 2016 | Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/23/2016 |
| Senate | Mar 10, 2016 | Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/16/2016 |
| Senate | Mar 9, 2016 | Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/16/2016 |
| Senate | Mar 3, 2016 | Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/9/2016 |
| Senate | Jan 25, 2016 | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee |
| Senate | Jan 21, 2016 | Filed for introduction |
| Senate | Jan 21, 2016 | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Feb 2, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Draft | Jan 21, 2016 | 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
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 1 PNV 0
Link: link to state bill page
