---
type: "Bill"
title: "Schools, Private - As enacted, clarifies that a private school serving students in any of the grades pre-K through 12 is authorized to adopt a handgun carry policy for the private school's property. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13; Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 50."
description: "Schools, Private - As enacted, clarifies that a private school serving students in any of the grades pre-K through 12 is authorized to adopt a handgun carry policy for the private school's property. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13; Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 50."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1631"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1631 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Private", "Schools"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bulso"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-01-02"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0283f610-77cf-4b95-8b77-6f4d5363f6d4"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1631&GA=113"
source_hash: "f042fe6e69453f05e7c0526e56d33d2b21f30d1ef61c7847645f13b5e520bb12"
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 HB 1631 (113) — Schools, Private - As enacted, clarifies that a private school serving students in any of the grades pre-K through 12 is authorized to adopt a handgun carry policy for the private school's property. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13; Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 50.

## 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/113/Bill/HB1631.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2024 2/22/2024 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/28/2024 Passed (1) — **26–5** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 1/23/2024 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 1/23/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Education Administration 1/31/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/26/2024 Passed (1) — **74–23** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/14/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/26/2024 Passed (2) — **73–21** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bulso — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-10** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee - Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-17** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 1/23/2024
- **2024-01-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-01-23** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-24** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 1/31/2024
- **2024-01-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-01-31** Rec. for pass; ref to Education Administration `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 2/14/2024
- **2024-02-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/22/2024
- **2024-02-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2024
- **2024-02-26** Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 23, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-02-29** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-28** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-02** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-04** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective date(s) 04/22/2024
- **2024-05-01** Pub. Ch. 738

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0283f610-77cf-4b95-8b77-6f4d5363f6d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).