Tennessee Senate Bill 7043 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on August 21 2023 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-08-22 - Lay on the Table
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

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.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to the safe storage of firearms.

Sen. Charlane Oliver [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-08-22	Senate	Lay on the Table
2023-08-22	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
2023-08-21	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 8/22/2023
2023-08-21	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2023-08-21	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB7075 (Crossfiled) 2023-08-22 - Failed in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB7043&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB7043.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB7075.pdf