General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges the Attorney General and Reporter to evaluate any newly passed federal statute, regulation, or executive order that may affect the rights of Tennesseans to bear arms, and, if such statute, regulation, or executive order infringes on that right, to bring suit on behalf of the state of Tennessee to challenge any such infringement. -
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 9, 2023
Last action Mar 9, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2023
How they voted
68–23
Passed
Total votes 91
Mar 6, 2023
D
Democratic24
95% Nay
R
Republican67
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Mar 9, 2023
Introduced
Received from House, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Adopted, Ayes 72, Nays 23, PNV 0
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/2/2023
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/1/2023
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/21/2023
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 30, 2023
Committee
Intro., ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Todd
RRepublican
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