Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB7043
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to the safe storage of firearms.
Subject: Firearms and Ammunition
Description: As introduced, requires a person who purchases a firearm, or who applies for a permit to carry a handgun either openly or concealed, to sign an affidavit on a form prescribed by the department of safety affirming that the applicant will, while not lawfully carrying the firearm, store the firearm in a locked compartment; with a trigger locking device; or with a locked device rendering the firearm inaccessible to a person other than the owner or person in lawful possession of the firearm and immovable from the stored location; requires a firearm stored in a vehicle to be stored out of plain sight. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
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
