Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, creates a Class A misdemeanor offense for the transfer of a firearm to a person knowing that the person: has been judicially committed to a mental institution or adjudicated as a mental defective unless the person's right to possess firearms has been restored; or is receiving inpatient mental health or substance abuse treatment at a hospital or treatment resource. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 33 and Title 39, Chapter 17.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 5, 2019
Signed May 21, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2019 · House Apr 15, 2019
How they voted
28–0
Passed
Total votes 28
Apr 30, 2019
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
14
Committee
13
Amendments
2
May 21, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Apr 17, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/23/2019
upper
Apr 17, 2019
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0331)
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0196)
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 2, PNV 1
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/11/2019
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2019
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee for 3/20/2019
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee of Judiciary
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee for 3/6/2019
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Bell
RRepublican
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