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type: "Bill"
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title: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, expands the definition of a law enforcement officer to include retired law enforcement officers who are carrying a firearm pursuant to certain state laws for purposes of when a law enforcement officer may carry a firearm. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 39."
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description: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, expands the definition of a law enforcement officer to include retired law enforcement officers who are carrying a firearm pursuant to certain state laws for purposes of when a law enforcement officer may carry a firearm. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 39."
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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 2797"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 2797 (113)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Firearms and Ammunition"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Rose"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2024-02-01"
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last_action: "2024-06-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c525e70c-08c4-4c8b-9283-90620ff07623"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2797&GA=113"
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source_hash: "d934c7cedfb5f1f52ef1b00de7370011c7ecea16a76ef24222e1ee9b85f825d7"
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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 2797 (113) — Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, expands the definition of a law enforcement officer to include retired law enforcement officers who are carrying a firearm pursuant to certain state laws for purposes of when a law enforcement officer may carry a firearm. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 39.
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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. **Amendment HA0980** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0980.pdf)
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2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2797.pdf)
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## Votes
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- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/2/2024 Passed (1) — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2024 Passed (1) — **76–19** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/18/2024 Passed — **27–4** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Rose — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2024-02-01** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2024-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
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- **2024-03-27** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2024
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- **2024-04-01** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2024
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- **2024-04-01** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2024
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- **2024-04-02** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2024-04-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/11/2024
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- **2024-04-11** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/18/2024
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- **2024-04-16** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/18/2024
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- **2024-04-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
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- **2024-04-18** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 4 `passage`
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- **2024-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2024-04-22** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2024-04-24** Passed H., Ayes 76, Nays 19, PNV 1 `passage`
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- **2024-04-24** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0980) `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2024-04-24** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
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- **2024-04-29** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
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- **2024-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-05-15** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-05-16** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-05-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2024-06-03** Effective date(s) 07/07/2024
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- **2024-06-03** Pub. Ch. 1065
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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/c525e70c-08c4-4c8b-9283-90620ff07623`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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