Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB7040
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 54 and Title 55, relative to the safe storage of firearms.
Subject: Transportation, Dept. of
Description: As introduced, requires the department, in the months of November 2023, February 2024, and May 2024, to use its existing permanent electronic overhead informational displays located on the interstate system to provide periodic messages to the motoring public that encourage the safe storage of firearms; allows the department to develop guidelines, in consultation with the department of safety, for the content of a message to be placed on the displays. - Amends TCA Title 54 and Title 55.
Session: 113th General Assembly
Last Action: Lay on the Table
Last Action Date: August 22, 2023
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Charlane Oliver (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 33)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Aug 22, 2023 | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee |
| Senate | Aug 22, 2023 | Lay on the Table |
| Senate | Aug 21, 2023 | Filed for introduction |
| Senate | Aug 21, 2023 | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| Senate | Aug 21, 2023 | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 8/22/2023 |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Aug 21, 2023 | 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
