Tennessee House Bill 977

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-09 - Withdrawn.
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

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.

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.

Rep. Todd Warner [R]	Rep. Monty Fritts [R]	Rep. Rick Eldridge [R]	Rep. Bryan Richey [R]
Rep. Jay Reedy [R]	Rep. Susan Lynn [R]	Rep. Rush Bricken [R]	Rep. Clay Doggett [R]
Rep. Chris Todd [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-09	House	Withdrawn.
2023-03-14	House	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee
2023-03-08	House	Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/14/2023
2023-03-07	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2023-03-07	House	Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/14/2023
2023-03-01	House	Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/7/2023
2023-02-07	House	Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
2023-02-02	House	P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee -- Education Administration Committee
2023-02-01	House	Intro., P1C.
2023-01-30	House	Filed for introduction

SB0827 (Crossfiled) 2023-03-07 - Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0977&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0977.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/SB0827.pdf