---
type: "Bill"
title: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, revises various provisions regarding firearms including making consistent the effect that restoration of citizenship has upon the possession and purchase of firearms and the obtaining of a handgun carry permit. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13."
description: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, revises various provisions regarding firearms including making consistent the effect that restoration of citizenship has upon the possession and purchase of firearms and the obtaining of a handgun carry permit. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 2316"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2316 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Firearms and Ammunition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Goins", "Southerland"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 50
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-01"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d910b5bb-4630-40e6-a384-bbc005618af7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2316&GA=110"
source_hash: "b40a62c2a75c06930ea3978a66f93ae1bb7523b43091b34ee36dcca3e2e81286"
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 2316 (110) — Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, revises various provisions regarding firearms including making consistent the effect that restoration of citizenship has upon the possession and purchase of firearms and the obtaining of a handgun carry permit. - 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](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB2316.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/3/2018 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/10/2018 Passed (1) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Goins — primary (person)
- Southerland — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Intro. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2018-02-05** P1C.
- **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/14/2018
- **2018-02-07** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
- **2018-02-07** Sponsor change.
- **2018-02-14** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 2/20/2018
- **2018-02-14** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-20** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-21** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-21** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/6/2018
- **2018-02-28** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-06** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/22/2018
- **2018-03-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/26/2018
- **2018-03-26** Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2018-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-26** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0705) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-26** Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2018-03-26** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2018-03-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-03-28** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/3/2018
- **2018-03-28** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-04-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-04-04** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/10/2018
- **2018-04-10** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-17** Senate Reset on Regular Calendar 2 for 4/18/18
- **2018-04-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 4/19/2018
- **2018-04-18** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/19/2018
- **2018-04-19** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-19** Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-19** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1050)
- **2018-04-19** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-04-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-04-23** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-24** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-26** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 903
- **2018-05-08** Pub. Ch. 903
- **2018-05-08** Effective date(s) 07/01/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d910b5bb-4630-40e6-a384-bbc005618af7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).