Bill Title: As enacted, allows permit holders to carry handguns in parks and other public recreation areas owned or operated by local governments except when the property is in use by a school for an athletic event or other school-related activity; prohibits permit holders from carrying handguns in parks and other such areas that are owned or operated by a school; removes authority of local governments to prohibit handguns in parks by posting. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-04-30 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 250 [SB1171 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee	2015-03-10	6	3	0	0	9	Passed	Link	View

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