---
type: "Bill"
title: "Handgun Permits - As enacted, exempts active-duty military service members and veterans who have specialties as military police, special operations, or special forces from handgun carry permit firing range requirements. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13."
description: "Handgun Permits - As enacted, exempts active-duty military service members and veterans who have specialties as military police, special operations, or special forces from handgun carry permit firing range requirements. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 24"
citation: "Tennessee SB 24 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Handgun Permits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Green", "Hill T"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-11"
last_action: "2017-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cdd75fcf-c14b-4e0a-9a7f-2b13f57dd11b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0024&GA=110"
source_hash: "65653d9180f3f1fd09d48f939c666053cb125e498a018f98044a391e235cdf7b"
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 24 (110) — Handgun Permits - As enacted, exempts active-duty military service members and veterans who have specialties as military police, special operations, or special forces from handgun carry permit firing range requirements. - 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/SB0024.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/21/2017 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2017 Passed — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 3/27/2017 Passed — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Green — primary (person)
- Hill T — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-11** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-12** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-01-12** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-01-30** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2017-01-30** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-31** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-01-31** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-21** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-22** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-24** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/27/2017
- **2017-03-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-27** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-29** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-30** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-04-04** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2017
- **2017-04-06** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2017
- **2017-04-13** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-04-13** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-13** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-04-13** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-17** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-03** Pub. Ch. 159
- **2017-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/24/2017
- **2017-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 159
- **2017-05-09** Sponsor(s) Added.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cdd75fcf-c14b-4e0a-9a7f-2b13f57dd11b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).