---
type: "Bill"
title: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, enacts the \"Tennessee Firearm Protection Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 39."
description: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, enacts the \"Tennessee Firearm Protection Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 39."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 557"
citation: "Tennessee SB 557 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Firearms and Ammunition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Warner"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-01"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b1859aa3-0700-4533-acef-195e054a6904"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0557&GA=112"
source_hash: "7e356b8671e8eb3654f47236f5f4d8e04670bf4f5d7a2d17b90bedd4a28c5d84"
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 557 (112) — Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Firearm Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 39.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0312** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0312.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0392** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0392.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0557.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/26/2021 4/22/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/29/2021 Passed (1) — **71–18** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 4/6/2021 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/14/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 4/20/2021 Passed (2) — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/27/2021 Passed (1) — **25–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Warner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-23** Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-30** Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/6/2021
- **2021-04-06** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-13** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2021
- **2021-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/29/21
- **2021-04-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-26** Reset on cal. for 4/29/2021
- **2021-04-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-27** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2021-04-27** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0392)
- **2021-04-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-29** Passed H., Ayes 71, Nays 18, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0312) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-04-29** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-29** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-03** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-05-05** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-05** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/13/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 444
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 444

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b1859aa3-0700-4533-acef-195e054a6904`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).