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Bill Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, allows persons who are not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing a handgun to carry a handgun while hunting under certain circumstances, rather than only persons with a handgun carry permit. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 17 and Title 70, Chapter 4, Part 1. Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, allows persons who are not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing a handgun to carry a handgun while hunting under certain circumstances, rather than only persons with a handgun carry permit. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 17 and Title 70, Chapter 4, Part 1. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 113 SB 494 Tennessee SB 494 (113)
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Tennessee SB 494 (113) — Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, allows persons who are not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing a handgun to carry a handgun while hunting under certain circumstances, rather than only persons with a handgun carry permit. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 17 and Title 70, Chapter 4, Part 1.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Amendment SA0158 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2023 Passed (1) — 8210 (pass) · lower
  • SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/13/2023 Passed — 72 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/23/2023 Passed (1) — 235 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Stevens — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-01-25 Sponsor change. sponsorship
  • 2023-01-25 Filed for introduction filing
  • 2023-01-26 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2023-01-30 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee passage
  • 2023-03-01 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/7/2023
  • 2023-03-07 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/13/2023
  • 2023-03-07 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/14/2023
  • 2023-03-13 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
  • 2023-03-21 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2023
  • 2023-03-23 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House receipt
  • 2023-03-23 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2023-03-23 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 23, Nays 5 passage
  • 2023-03-23 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0158)
  • 2023-03-27 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  • 2023-04-10 Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 10, PNV 1 passage
  • 2023-04-10 Subst. for comp. HB. substitution
  • 2023-04-11 Enrolled and ready for signatures enrolled
  • 2023-04-12 Signed by H. Speaker passage
  • 2023-04-12 Signed by Senate Speaker passage
  • 2023-04-13 Transmitted to Governor for action. executive-receipt
  • 2023-04-25 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2023-05-03 Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
  • 2023-05-03 Pub. Ch. 218

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e859eed6-8954-4588-bf1d-03bb7b3e2024. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).