Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, creates an offense to store or keep a firearm in any place unless the firearm is secured in a locked container, unloaded, and separate from ammunition so as to render the firearm inoperable by any person other than the owner or another lawfully authorized user except when the firearm is carried by or under the control of the owner or other lawfully authorized user; exempts a juvenile who is knowingly in a mental health crisis to use a defense to prosecution for illegally possessing a handgun. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 39.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Apr 2, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2024
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2024
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2024
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee - Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Committee
Ref. to Delayed Bills Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Justin Pearson
DDemocratic
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