---
type: "Bill"
title: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, revises the exemption for judges to the offense of carrying weapons during judicial proceedings. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13."
description: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, revises the exemption for judges to the offense of carrying weapons during judicial proceedings. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2469"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2469 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Firearms and Ammunition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aec43fd9-fc27-45aa-bc93-32ff2caa163b"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2469&ga=114"
source_hash: "cfe0f9b6f3d8ec120add92a04d75325a896a745e1e1f71a3629200d25e7a4c1e"
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 2469 (114) — Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, revises the exemption for judges to the offense of carrying weapons during judicial proceedings. - 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. **Amendment HA0774** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0774.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0905** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0905.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2469.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/25/2026 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 Passed (1) — **86–2** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/13/2026 Passed (1) — **29–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
- **2026-03-03** Reset on Final calendar of Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2026-03-18** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026
- **2026-03-23** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-23** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-24** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
- **2026-03-24** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026
- **2026-03-25** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-04-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026
- **2026-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-13** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 2 `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0905)
- **2026-04-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-22** Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 2, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2026-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0774) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-22** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 1141

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aec43fd9-fc27-45aa-bc93-32ff2caa163b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).