Motor Vehicles - As enacted, authorizes persons engaged in the business of towing and storing motor vehicles, or storing motor vehicles that have been towed, to remove and secure a firearm left in a stored motor vehicle if the firearm can be removed without causing damage to the motor vehicle and other conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 23 and Title 66.
This law allows licensed tow truck operators to remove firearms from vehicles they are storing, provided the removal does not damage the car and other specific conditions are met. The bill amends state codes to clarify the legal authority for these professionals to handle guns left behind in towed vehicles. It applies directly to businesses engaged in towing and vehicle storage services within Tennessee. The change is intended to update existing regulations regarding the handling of personal property during vehicle storage.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 1, 2023
Signed May 3, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2024 · House Mar 25, 2024
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Apr 9, 2024
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
12
Committee
7
Amendments
1
May 3, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 96, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB1015
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0940)
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Mar 28, 2024
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0733)
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/21/2024
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/19/2024
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/13/2024
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee
lower
Feb 2, 2023
Committee
P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeremy Faison
RRepublican
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