---
type: "Bill"
title: "Handgun Permits - As enacted, exempts from the firing range and classroom hours requirements to obtain a handgun carry permit anyone who in the five years preceding the date of application has successfully completed a department of correction firearms qualification. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1351."
description: "Handgun Permits - As enacted, exempts from the firing range and classroom hours requirements to obtain a handgun carry permit anyone who in the five years preceding the date of application has successfully completed a department of correction firearms qualification. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1351."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 2418"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2418 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Handgun Permits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Windle", "Yager"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 41
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31eb67fd-f080-4bc6-bb07-5c224a9cb007"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2418&GA=110"
source_hash: "8eab3af7809af4f3ec125dc32425aa1601537613d85eb52b84115963c00d95b7"
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 2418 (110) — Handgun Permits - As enacted, exempts from the firing range and classroom hours requirements to obtain a handgun carry permit anyone who in the five years preceding the date of application has successfully completed a department of correction firearms qualification. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1351.

## 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/SB2418.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/27/2018 Passed (1) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Windle — primary (person)
- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-09** Intro. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** P1C.
- **2017-02-15** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2018-03-14** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/20/2018
- **2018-03-20** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-21** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/27/2018
- **2018-03-21** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/28/2018
- **2018-03-27** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-03-27** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-03-28** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/3/2018
- **2018-03-28** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-04** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/5/2018
- **2018-04-05** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/12/2018
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/12/2018
- **2018-04-12** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/16/2018
- **2018-04-12** Senate Reset on calendar 4/16/18
- **2018-04-12** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-04-12** Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-12** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1113) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-16** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-16** Senate Reset on calendar 4/17/18
- **2018-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-17** Senate Reset on calendar 4/18/18
- **2018-04-18** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-18** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0928)
- **2018-04-18** 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. 865
- **2018-05-08** Pub. Ch. 865
- **2018-05-08** Effective date(s) 01/01/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/31eb67fd-f080-4bc6-bb07-5c224a9cb007`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).