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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Law Enforcement - As enacted, expands the type of equipment for which law enforcement agencies may exchange confiscated weapons to include any equipment suitable for use for legitimate law enforcement purposes. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13."
+description: "Law Enforcement - As enacted, expands the type of equipment for which law enforcement agencies may exchange confiscated weapons to include any equipment suitable for use for legitimate law enforcement purposes. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "112"
+identifier: "SB 277"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 277 (112)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Law Enforcement"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Moody", "Rose"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 32
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2021-01-12"
+last_action: "2021-05-03"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b1704bfd-4e16-4e12-aca8-0dbeb13e5f78"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0277&GA=112"
+source_hash: "7a4527616d9dd39c6e13f4d9a10de501589afd318a1be56c84b36a860069f493"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee SB 277 (112) — Law Enforcement - As enacted, expands the type of equipment for which law enforcement agencies may exchange confiscated weapons to include any equipment suitable for use for legitimate law enforcement purposes. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0277.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/17/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/23/2021 Passed — **5–1** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2021 3/25/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/29/2021 Passed — **24–6** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/10/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/1/2021 Passed (1) — **86–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Moody — primary (person)
+- Rose — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-01-12** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-01-13** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2021-01-14** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-01-21** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-02-01** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
+- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/10/2021
+- **2021-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/17/2021
+- **2021-03-10** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-03-17** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2021
+- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-03-23** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
+- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/25/2021
+- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/29/2021
+- **2021-03-25** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2021
+- **2021-03-29** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
+- **2021-03-29** Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 6 `passage`
+- **2021-04-01** Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
+- **2021-04-01** Subst. for comp. HB.
+- **2021-04-01** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2021-04-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-04-01** Comp. SB subst.
+- **2021-04-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures
+- **2021-04-07** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2021-04-09** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2021-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action.
+- **2021-04-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2021-05-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
+- **2021-05-03** Pub. Ch. 166
+- **2021-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 166
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b1704bfd-4e16-4e12-aca8-0dbeb13e5f78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+