---
type: "Bill"
title: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, authorizes an LEA to offer a noncompulsory gun safety class or program for students in elementary school; prohibits the use or presence of live ammunition or live fire. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6."
description: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, authorizes an LEA to offer a noncompulsory gun safety class or program for students in elementary school; prohibits the use or presence of live ammunition or live fire. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 2609"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2609 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Firearms and Ammunition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gresham", "White D"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 51
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-02-01"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33439bed-e5af-4af0-a929-c1bb6c9b173e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2609&GA=110"
source_hash: "57d5405ae55290f0daeefd84a9409c223460b35fe7a351362bff9ec8071796d9"
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 2609 (110) — Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, authorizes an LEA to offer a noncompulsory gun safety class or program for students in elementary school; prohibits the use or presence of live ammunition or live fire. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

## 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/SB2609.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/28/2018 Passed (1) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gresham — primary (person)
- White D — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Intro. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2018-02-05** P1C.
- **2018-02-07** Assigned to s/c Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** P2C, ref. to Education Instruction & Programs `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-14** Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee for 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-21** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/28/2018
- **2018-03-21** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/28/2018
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Education Instruction & Programs for 3/27/2018
- **2018-03-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Instruction & Programs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-27** Action def. in Education Instruction & Programs to 4/3/2018
- **2018-03-28** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
- **2018-03-28** Placed on cal. Education Instruction & Programs for 4/3/2018
- **2018-04-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-04** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2018
- **2018-04-04** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-09** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-09** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/9/2018
- **2018-04-09** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2018
- **2018-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-17** Senate Reset on Regular Calendar 2 for 4/18/18
- **2018-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-17** Passed H., as am., Ayes 67, Nays 21, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2018-04-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1165) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1100) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-04-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 4/19/2018
- **2018-04-18** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/19/2018
- **2018-04-18** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-04-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-19** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-19** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-19** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0957)
- **2018-04-19** 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. 906
- **2018-05-08** Pub. Ch. 906
- **2018-05-08** Effective date(s) 05/03/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/33439bed-e5af-4af0-a929-c1bb6c9b173e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).