HB 514 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, requires TACIR to perform a study on the impact of this state's firearm laws on each county's firearm sales, criminal offenses, and use of firearms for self-defense, as well as identifying the similarities and dissimilarities between the impacts on each county. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.

HB 514 requires the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) to study how Tennessee's firearm laws impact county-level firearm sales, criminal offenses involving firearms, and self-defense firearm use. The study must identify similarities and differences in these impacts across all counties. TACIR must complete the study and report findings to the legislature by January 1, 2026, with state agencies required to assist. This bill does not change existing firearm laws but mandates a data-driven analysis of their county-level effects.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Apr 9, 2025
Floor votes · House Mar 5, 2025

How they voted

230
Passed
Total votes 23
Mar 5, 2025
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican17
17 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
8
Committee
11
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to TACIR Calendar
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
lower
Mar 5, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (23-0)
house
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/5/2025
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Ref. to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/19/2025
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Photo of John Gillespie
John Gillespie
RRepublican
TN
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