Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to the discharge of a firearm.
Description: As introduced, creates an offense of recklessly discharging a firearm into the air, ground, a body of water, or an object in close proximity to the person if the firearm is discharged at a place of public gathering or at a public event where there are at least 25 people in attendance at the time of the discharge; punishes the offense as a Class A misdemeanor; specifies certain exceptions to the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39.
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| Chamber |
Date |
Action |
| House |
Apr 22, 2026 |
Passed H., Ayes 63, Nays 18, PNV 9 |
| House |
Apr 22, 2026 |
H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 4/22/2026 |
| House |
Apr 22, 2026 |
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2026 |
| House |
Apr 21, 2026 |
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0972) |
| House |
Apr 21, 2026 |
Subst. for comp. HB. |
| House |
Apr 21, 2026 |
Re-ref. Calendar and Rules Committee |
| House |
Apr 21, 2026 |
Failed to pass H., Ayes 46, Nays 29, PNV 8 |
| House |
Apr 13, 2026 |
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
| Senate |
Apr 9, 2026 |
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 |
| Senate |
Apr 9, 2026 |
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House |
| Senate |
Apr 9, 2026 |
Sponsor(s) Added. |
| Senate |
Apr 9, 2026 |
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0908) |
| Senate |
Apr 7, 2026 |
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026 |
| Senate |
Mar 25, 2026 |
Sponsor(s) Added. |
| Senate |
Mar 25, 2026 |
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 |
| Senate |
Mar 24, 2026 |
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2026 |
| Senate |
Mar 24, 2026 |
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026 |
| Senate |
Mar 23, 2026 |
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026 |
| Senate |
Mar 23, 2026 |
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2026 |
| Senate |
Mar 18, 2026 |
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026 |
| Senate |
Mar 16, 2026 |
Reset on Final calendar of Senate Judiciary Committee |
| Senate |
Mar 11, 2026 |
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026 |
| Senate |
Jan 22, 2026 |
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee |
| Senate |
Jan 21, 2026 |
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| Senate |
Jan 16, 2026 |
Filed for introduction |
| Description |
Vote Date |
Yea Votes |
Nay Votes |
No Votes |
Absent |
Passed |
| SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 |
03/25/2026 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Yes |
- Gardenhire, Todd (R) Yea
- Harshbarger, Robert (R) Yea
- Kyle, Sara (D) Yea
- Lamar, London (D) Yea
- Roberts, Kerry (R) Yea
- Rose, Paul (R) Yea
- Stevens, John (R) Yea
- Taylor, Brent (R) Yea
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| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration |
04/9/2026 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Yes |
- Bailey, Paul (R) Yea
- Bowling, Janince (R) Yea
- Briggs, Richard (R) Yea
- Campbell, Heidi (D) Yea
- Crowe, Rusty (R) Yea
- Gardenhire, Todd (R) Yea
- Haile, Ferrell (R) Yea
- Harshbarger, Robert (R) Yea
- Hatcher, Tom (R) Yea
- Hensley, Joseph (R) Yea
- Jackson, Edward (R) Yea
- Johnson, Jack (R) Yea
- Kyle, Sara (D) Yea
- Lowe, J. Adam (R) Yea
- Massey, Becky (R) Yea
- McNally, Randy (R) Yea
- Oliver, Charlane (D) Yea
- Pody, Mark (R) Yea
- Powers, Bill (R) Yea
- Reeves, Shane (R) Yea
- Roberts, Kerry (R) Yea
- Rose, Paul (R) Yea
- Seal, Jessie (R) Yea
- Southerland, Steve (R) Yea
- Taylor, Brent (R) Yea
- Walley, Page (R) Yea
- White, Dawn (R) Yea
- Yager, Ken (R) Yea
- Yarbro, Jeff (D) Yea
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| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION |
04/21/2026 |
46 |
29 |
8 |
0 |
Yes |
- Alexander, Rebecca (R) Yea
- Atchley, Fred (R) Yea
- Barrett, Jody (R) Nay
- Behn, Aftyn (D) Yea
- Boyd, Clark (R) Nay
- Bricken, Rush (R) Yea
- Brooks, Shaundelle (D) Yea
- Bulso, Eugene (R) Nay
- Butler, Ed (R) Nay
- Camper, Karen (D) Yea
- Carringer, Michele (R) NV
- Cepicky, Scott (R) Nay
- Chism, Jesse (D) Yea
- Clemmons, John (D) Yea
- Cochran, Mark (R) Nay
- Darby, Tandy (R) Nay
- Davis, Elaine (R) Yea
- Dixie, Vincent (D) Yea
- Doggett, Clay (R) Yea
- Faison, Jeremy (R) Yea
- Farmer, Andrew (R) Yea
- Freeman, Bob (D) Yea
- Fritts, Monty (R) Nay
- Gant, Ron (R) Nay
- Gillespie, John (R) Yea
- Glynn, Ronnie (D) Yea
- Grills, Rusty (R) Nay
- Hakeem, Yusuf (D) Yea
- Harris, Torrey (D) Yea
- Haston, Kirk (R) NV
- Hawk, David (R) Yea
- Helton, Esther (R) Yea
- Hemmer, Caleb (D) Yea
- Hicks, Gary (R) Yea
- Hicks, Tim (R) Yea
- Hill, Timothy (R) Nay
- Howell, Dan (R) Yea
- Hulsey, Bud (R) NV
- Hurt, Chris (R) Nay
- Johnson, Gloria (D) Yea
- Jones, Justin (D) NV
- Jones, Renea (R) Yea
- Keisling, Kelly (R) Yea
- Lafferty, Justin (R) NV
- Lamberth, William (R) Yea
- Lankford, Michael (R) Nay
- Leatherwood, Tom (R) Nay
- Littleton, Mary (R) Yea
- Lynn, Susan (R) Nay
- Maberry, Aron (R) Nay
- Marsh, Pat (R) Yea
- Martin, Brock (R) Nay
- Martin, Greg (R) Nay
- Miller, Larry (D) Yea
- Moody, Debra (R) Nay
- Parkinson, Antonio (D) Yea
- Powell, Jason (D) Yea
- Powers, Dennis (R) Nay
- Raper, Kevin (R) Yea
- Reedy, Jay (R) Nay
- Reeves, Lee (R) Nay
- Reneau, Michele (R) Nay
- Rudd, Tim (R) Nay
- Rudder, Iris (R) Yea
- Russell, Lowell (R) Nay
- Salinas, Gabby (D) Nay
- Scarbrough, Richard (R) Yea
- Sexton, Cameron (R) Yea
- Shaw, Johnny (D) Yea
- Sherrell, Paul (R) NV
- Slater, William (R) Yea
- Sparks, Mike (R) NV
- Stevens, Robert (R) Yea
- Stinnett, Tom (R) Yea
- Terry, Gregory (R) NV
- Todd, Chris (R) Yea
- Vaughan, Kevin (R) Yea
- Vital, Greg (R) Nay
- Warner, Todd (R) Nay
- White, Mark (R) Yea
- Williams, Ryan (R) Yea
- Wright, Dave (R) Yea
- Zachary, Jason (R) Nay
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| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION |
04/22/2026 |
63 |
18 |
9 |
0 |
Yes |
- Alexander, Rebecca (R) Yea
- Atchley, Fred (R) Yea
- Barrett, Jody (R) Nay
- Baum, Charlie (R) Yea
- Behn, Aftyn (D) Yea
- Boyd, Clark (R) NV
- Bricken, Rush (R) Yea
- Brooks, Shaundelle (D) Yea
- Bulso, Eugene (R) Nay
- Butler, Ed (R) Nay
- Camper, Karen (D) Yea
- Capley, Kip (R) Yea
- Carringer, Michele (R) Yea
- Cepicky, Scott (R) Nay
- Chism, Jesse (D) Yea
- Clemmons, John (D) Yea
- Cochran, Mark (R) Yea
- Crawford, John (R) Nay
- Darby, Tandy (R) Nay
- Davis, Elaine (R) Yea
- Dixie, Vincent (D) Nay
- Doggett, Clay (R) Yea
- Eldridge, Rick (R) Yea
- Faison, Jeremy (R) Yea
- Farmer, Andrew (R) Yea
- Freeman, Bob (D) Yea
- Fritts, Monty (R) Nay
- Gant, Ron (R) Yea
- Gillespie, John (R) Yea
- Glynn, Ronnie (D) Yea
- Hakeem, Yusuf (D) Yea
- Hale, Michael (R) Nay
- Harris, Torrey (D) Yea
- Haston, Kirk (R) Yea
- Hawk, David (R) Yea
- Helton, Esther (R) Yea
- Hemmer, Caleb (D) Yea
- Hicks, Gary (R) Yea
- Hicks, Tim (R) Yea
- Hill, Timothy (R) Nay
- Howell, Dan (R) Yea
- Hulsey, Bud (R) NV
- Hurt, Chris (R) Yea
- Johnson, Gloria (D) NV
- Jones, Justin (D) NV
- Jones, Renea (R) Yea
- Keisling, Kelly (R) Yea
- Kumar, Sabi (R) Yea
- Lafferty, Justin (R) Yea
- Lamberth, William (R) Yea
- Lankford, Michael (R) Nay
- Leatherwood, Tom (R) Nay
- Littleton, Mary (R) Yea
- Love, Harold (D) Yea
- Maberry, Aron (R) Yea
- Marsh, Pat (R) Yea
- Martin, Brock (R) Yea
- Martin, Greg (R) Yea
- McCalmon, Jake (R) Yea
- McKenzie, Samuel (D) Yea
- Miller, Larry (D) Yea
- Mitchell, Bo (D) Yea
- Moody, Debra (R) Yea
- Parkinson, Antonio (D) Yea
- Powell, Jason (D) Yea
- Powers, Dennis (R) NV
- Reedy, Jay (R) Nay
- Reeves, Lee (R) NV
- Reneau, Michele (R) Nay
- Rudd, Tim (R) Nay
- Rudder, Iris (R) Yea
- Russell, Lowell (R) Yea
- Salinas, Gabby (D) Nay
- Scarbrough, Richard (R) Yea
- Sexton, Cameron (R) Yea
- Shaw, Johnny (D) Yea
- Sherrell, Paul (R) NV
- Slater, William (R) Yea
- Sparks, Mike (R) NV
- Stevens, Robert (R) Yea
- Stinnett, Tom (R) Yea
- Terry, Gregory (R) Yea
- Todd, Chris (R) Yea
- Travis, Ron (R) NV
- Vaughan, Kevin (R) Yea
- Vital, Greg (R) Nay
- Warner, Todd (R) Nay
- White, Mark (R) Yea
- Wright, Dave (R) Yea
- Zachary, Jason (R) Yea
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| HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026 |
04/22/2026 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Yes |
- Bulso, Eugene (R) Yea
- Camper, Karen (D) Yea
- Chism, Jesse (D) Yea
- Cochran, Mark (R) Nay
- Crawford, John (R) Yea
- Faison, Jeremy (R) Yea
- Farmer, Andrew (R) Yea
- Hicks, Gary (R) Yea
- Howell, Dan (R) Yea
- Lafferty, Justin (R) Yea
- Lamberth, William (R) Yea
- Marsh, Pat (R) Yea
- McCalmon, Jake (R) Yea
- Moody, Debra (R) Yea
- Terry, Gregory (R) Yea
- Todd, Chris (R) Yea
- Vaughan, Kevin (R) Yea
- White, Mark (R) Yea
- Zachary, Jason (R) Nay
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