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type: "Bill"
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title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, exempts from the offense of possessing or carrying a weapon on school property the possession or carrying of a pocket knife by a nonstudent adult on election day if the knife remains concealed at all times while the adult is on school property for the sole purpose of voting in an election for which the school is the adult's designated polling place. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 49."
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description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, exempts from the offense of possessing or carrying a weapon on school property the possession or carrying of a pocket knife by a nonstudent adult on election day if the knife remains concealed at all times while the adult is on school property for the sole purpose of voting in an election for which the school is the adult's designated polling place. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 49."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "113"
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identifier: "SB 172"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 172 (113)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Hensley"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-01-12"
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last_action: "2023-04-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5cd12709-320c-467f-a093-f3daedf202dc"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0172&GA=113"
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source_hash: "09b5eb29862536d61635bba59178cb656cf91b12fc2c62c43aa569074fa08dae"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee SB 172 (113) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, exempts from the offense of possessing or carrying a weapon on school property the possession or carrying of a pocket knife by a nonstudent adult on election day if the knife remains concealed at all times while the adult is on school property for the sole purpose of voting in an election for which the school is the adult's designated polling place. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 49.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0172.pdf)
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## Votes
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- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/7/2023 Passed (2) — **7–1** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/16/2023 Passed (1) — **27–6** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/23/2023 Passed — **82–10** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Hensley — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-12** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2023-01-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2023-01-21** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
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- **2023-03-01** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/7/2023
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- **2023-03-07** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2023
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- **2023-03-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
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- **2023-03-16** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 6 `passage`
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- **2023-03-20** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2023-03-23** Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 10, PNV 1 `passage`
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- **2023-03-23** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
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- **2023-03-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
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- **2023-03-29** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2023-04-04** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-04-04** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2023-04-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2023-04-27** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
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- **2023-04-27** Pub. Ch. 142
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5cd12709-320c-467f-a093-f3daedf202dc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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