Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB2058
Legislation Overview
Title: As introduced, creates offense of recklessly leaving a loaded firearm unattended and readily accessible to a child under 13 years of age; creates certain defense. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
Subject: Firearms and Ammunition
Description: As introduced, creates offense of recklessly leaving a loaded firearm unattended and readily accessible to a child under 13 years of age; creates certain defense. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
Session: 109th General Assembly
Last Action: Failed in Civil Justice Committee
Last Action Date: March 22, 2016
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
15 sponsors: Sherry Jones; Johnny Shaw; JoAnne Favors; John Clemmons; Barbara Cooper; G Hardaway; Jason Powell; Raumesh Akbari; David Shepard; Harold Love; Antonio Parkinson; Joe Armstrong; John DeBerry; Craig Fitzhugh; Joe Pitts;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 15% (15 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 22, 2016 | Failed in Civil Justice Committee |
| House | Mar 16, 2016 | Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/22/2016 |
| House | Mar 16, 2016 | Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee |
| House | Mar 10, 2016 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Mar 9, 2016 | Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/16/2016 |
| House | Mar 2, 2016 | Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/16/2016 |
| House | Feb 24, 2016 | Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/2/2016 |
| House | Jan 27, 2016 | Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee |
| House | Jan 25, 2016 | P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee |
| House | Jan 21, 2016 | Intro., P1C. |
| House | Jan 20, 2016 | Filed for intro. |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Feb 1, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Draft | Jan 20, 2016 | 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
CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Failed in Civil Justice Committee
Link: link to state bill page
