Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB0899
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 54 and Title 8, Chapter 47, relative to the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act.
Subject: Remedies and Special Proceedings
Description: As introduced, creates a civil action against any government entity, official, employee, or agent that violates a person's right to bear arms under the Tennessee Constitution or United States Constitution; specifies such a violation may be prosecuted as official oppression; provides for injunctive relief; clarifies that the enforcement of any law is not considered a violation. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54 and Title 8, Chapter 47.
Session: 112th General Assembly
Last Action: Returned to the Clerk's Desk.
Last Action Date: April 21, 2021
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Clay Doggett (R); Bruce Griffey (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 21, 2021 | Def. to Special Calendar to be Published with Final Calendar in Civil Justice Committee |
| House | Apr 21, 2021 | Returned to the Clerk's Desk. |
| House | Apr 14, 2021 | Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/21/2021 |
| House | Apr 7, 2021 | Reset on Final cal. of Civil Justice Committee |
| House | Mar 31, 2021 | Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/7/2021 |
| House | Mar 24, 2021 | Action def. in Civil Justice Committee to 4/7/2021 |
| House | Mar 17, 2021 | Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/24/2021 |
| House | Mar 16, 2021 | Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee |
| House | Mar 10, 2021 | Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/16/2021 |
| House | Mar 9, 2021 | Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/16/2021 |
| House | Mar 3, 2021 | Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/9/2021 |
| House | Feb 22, 2021 | Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee |
| House | Feb 22, 2021 | P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee |
| House | Feb 11, 2021 | Intro., P1C. |
| House | Feb 10, 2021 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Feb 10, 2021 | 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
