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Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates an offense of recklessly discharging a firearm into the air, ground, a body of water, or an object in close proximity to the person if the firearm is discharged at a place of public gathering or at a public event where there are at least 25 people in attendance at the time of the discharge; punishes the offense as a Class A misdemeanor; specifies certain exceptions to the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39.

TN · session 114 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 16, 2026

Latest action (May 27, 2026) Pub. Ch. 1086

Sponsor (1)

Action history (32)
  1. Jan 16, 2026 Filed for introduction · lower
  2. Jan 21, 2026 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · lower
  3. Jan 22, 2026 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · upper
  4. Mar 11, 2026 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026 · lower
  5. Mar 16, 2026 Reset on Final calendar of Senate Judiciary Committee · lower
  6. Mar 18, 2026 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026 · lower
  7. Mar 23, 2026 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2026 · lower
  8. Mar 23, 2026 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026 · lower
  9. Mar 24, 2026 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2026 · lower
  10. Mar 24, 2026 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026 · lower
  11. Mar 25, 2026 Sponsor(s) Added. · lower
  12. Mar 25, 2026 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 · upper
  13. Apr 7, 2026 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026 · lower
  14. Apr 9, 2026 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · lower
  15. Apr 9, 2026 Sponsor(s) Added. · lower
  16. Apr 9, 2026 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 · upper
  17. Apr 9, 2026 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0908) · lower
  18. Apr 13, 2026 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · lower
  19. Apr 21, 2026 Re-ref. Calendar and Rules Committee · lower
  20. Apr 21, 2026 Failed to pass H., Ayes 46, Nays 29, PNV 8 · lower
  21. Apr 21, 2026 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0972) · lower
  22. Apr 21, 2026 Subst. for comp. HB. · lower
  23. Apr 22, 2026 Passed H., Ayes 63, Nays 18, PNV 9 · lower
  24. Apr 22, 2026 H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 4/22/2026 · lower
  25. Apr 22, 2026 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2026 · lower
  26. Apr 30, 2026 Signed by Senate Speaker · upper
  27. Apr 30, 2026 Enrolled and ready for signatures · lower
  28. May 7, 2026 Signed by H. Speaker · lower
  29. May 11, 2026 Transmitted to Governor for action. · lower
  30. May 22, 2026 Signed by Governor. · lower
  31. May 27, 2026 Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 · lower
  32. May 27, 2026 Pub. Ch. 1086 · lower
Subjects
Criminal Offenses

Text versions (3)

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  • Current Version · PDF
  • Amendment SA0908 · PDF
  • Amendment HA0972 · PDF

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