---
type: "Bill"
title: "Handgun Permits - As enacted, revises provisions regarding lifetime handgun carry permit for retired law enforcement officer. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13."
description: "Handgun Permits - As enacted, revises provisions regarding lifetime handgun carry permit for retired law enforcement officer. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 1566"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1566 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Handgun Permits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Howell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 35
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-11"
last_action: "2018-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46dd3097-f46d-49ff-841b-3f32a2d44fce"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1566&GA=110"
source_hash: "2469452e4f38b25a709ab8d2edcedb80c32b5949f5e7acd8c50144a7bce310eb"
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 1566 (110) — Handgun Permits - As enacted, revises provisions regarding lifetime handgun carry permit for retired law enforcement officer. - 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/HB1566.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/26/2018 PASSED (1) — **88–4** (fail) · lower
- CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/20/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/19/2018 PASSED (1) — **30–0** (fail) · upper
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2018 2/22/2018 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 2/14/2018 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Howell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-16** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-17** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-17** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-18** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-18** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2018-01-19** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/14/2018
- **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 Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/22/2018
- **2018-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2018
- **2018-02-26** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 4, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2018-02-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-26** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0702) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-02-28** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/6/2018
- **2018-03-01** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-03-16** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/19/2018
- **2018-03-19** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-19** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0696)
- **2018-03-19** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-03-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-19** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-03-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-03-22** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-29** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-17** Pub. Ch. 690
- **2018-04-17** Effective date(s) 04/09/2018
- **2018-04-17** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 690

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/46dd3097-f46d-49ff-841b-3f32a2d44fce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).