---
type: "Bill"
title: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, states that if the possession of a handgun is restricted or prohibited at a county courthouse, then the sheriff of the county may provide secure storage lockers for those individuals who are lawfully carrying a firearm to store the firearm in separate secured, lockable storage units at or near a designated public entrance to the building or structure at no cost to the individual. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 7; Title 8, Chapter 8 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13."
description: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, states that if the possession of a handgun is restricted or prohibited at a county courthouse, then the sheriff of the county may provide secure storage lockers for those individuals who are lawfully carrying a firearm to store the firearm in separate secured, lockable storage units at or near a designated public entrance to the building or structure at no cost to the individual. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 7; Title 8, Chapter 8 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 2376"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2376 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Firearms and Ammunition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Doggett"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7df1ad7a-781e-4905-ad26-359f7c9ace85"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2376&ga=114"
source_hash: "7b5f6c0a9ee554cdf35b595da71fd4e008e5a300ed9bf4516199da4e0f4bae2d"
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 2376 (114) — Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, states that if the possession of a handgun is restricted or prohibited at a county courthouse, then the sheriff of the county may provide secure storage lockers for those individuals who are lawfully carrying a firearm to store the firearm in separate secured, lockable storage units at or near a designated public entrance to the building or structure at no cost to the individual. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 7; Title 8, Chapter 8 and 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](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2376.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/13/2026 Passed (1) — **27–2** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/4/2026 Passed (4) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) — **82–1** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/23/2026 Passed (3) — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar 3/26/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Doggett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-04** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-05** P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-04** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-04** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-11** Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-18** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
- **2026-03-18** Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026
- **2026-03-23** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
- **2026-03-26** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/30/2026
- **2026-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 1, PNV 10 `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-04-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 2, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-04-14** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-20** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/01/2026
- **2026-05-18** Pub. Ch. 919

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7df1ad7a-781e-4905-ad26-359f7c9ace85`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).