Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB2837
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 38 and Title 39, relative to valid enhanced handgun carry permits.
Subject: General Assembly
Description: As introduced, permits sergeants-at-arms to carry a handgun while in the course and scope of their duties within the legislative complex provided that they have a valid handgun carry permit; imposes a duty on the department of safety to implement a training program to train the sergeants-at-arms in all safety procedures for the legislative complex; requires a sergeant-at-arms who carries a firearm while in the course and scope of their duties to attend a firearms training course if hired on or after October 1, 2024. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 38 and Title 39.
Session: 113th General Assembly
Last Action: Sponsor(s) Added.
Last Action Date: March 5, 2024
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Frank Niceley (R); Janince Bowling (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 6% (2 of 33)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2024 | Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2024 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| Senate | Feb 27, 2024 | Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/5/2024 |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2024 | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| Senate | Feb 1, 2024 | Filed for introduction |
| Senate | Feb 1, 2024 | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Feb 1, 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
