---
type: "Bill"
title: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, authorizes district attorneys general and similar persons to carry firearms subject to training and certification requirements if certain requirements met. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1350."
description: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, authorizes district attorneys general and similar persons to carry firearms subject to training and certification requirements if certain requirements met. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1350."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 1340"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1340 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Firearms and Ammunition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Hicks"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 49
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8333e2d-69a9-47a2-9de8-eff4fea2c66e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1340&GA=110"
source_hash: "fe028eff510730569522b3e35bcb083f62bd46f5f202ec7cabd1731585c3e0c6"
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 1340 (110) — Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, authorizes district attorneys general and similar persons to carry firearms subject to training and certification requirements if certain requirements met. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1350.

## 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/SB1340.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 3/27/2017 Passed (2) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONCUR IN HOUSE AMEND# 1 5/10/2017 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/9/2017 Passed (1) — **85–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/21/2017 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)
- Hicks — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Intro. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **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`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-15** Meeting Cancelled. Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/22/17
- **2017-03-21** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-03-22** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-22** Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-24** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/27/2017
- **2017-03-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-27** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-29** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-30** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-04** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-12** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/19/2017
- **2017-04-12** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-19** Placed behind the budget
- **2017-04-26** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-03** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-08** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-08** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-08** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-08** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-09** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 5/10/2017
- **2017-05-09** Passed H., as am., Ayes 85, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2017-05-09** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0331) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-09** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-05-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-09** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-05-09** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-10** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0331) `passage`
- **2017-05-11** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-05-17** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-22** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-30** Pub. Ch. 447
- **2017-05-30** Effective date(s) 07/01/2017
- **2017-05-30** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 447

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8333e2d-69a9-47a2-9de8-eff4fea2c66e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).