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type: "Bill"
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title: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, prevents a municipality from charging a person with a violation of any ordinance prohibiting discharging a firearm within the municipal limits if the person acted in justifiable self-defense or to prevent the commission of a criminal offense when discharging the firearm. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1322."
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description: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, prevents a municipality from charging a person with a violation of any ordinance prohibiting discharging a firearm within the municipal limits if the person acted in justifiable self-defense or to prevent the commission of a criminal offense when discharging the firearm. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1322."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "110"
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identifier: "HB 1851"
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citation: "Tennessee HB 1851 (110)"
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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: ["Niceley", "Towns"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 37
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2018-01-24"
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last_action: "2018-04-04"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8ab74e8-b8c7-4f89-a5e8-56364591634c"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1851&GA=110"
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source_hash: "c0354dddade521d24b5b27afeb2a36b13f2772c32bf5f93ac9c657f20a4df7b0"
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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 HB 1851 (110) — Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, prevents a municipality from charging a person with a violation of any ordinance prohibiting discharging a firearm within the municipal limits if the person acted in justifiable self-defense or to prevent the commission of a criminal offense when discharging the firearm. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1322.
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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](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB1851.pdf)
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## Votes
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- CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/13/2018 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/21/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/12/2018 PASSED (1) — **92–0** (fail) · lower
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- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/12/2018 3/8/2018 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Niceley — primary (person)
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- Towns — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-01-24** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2018-01-25** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2018-01-26** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2018-01-29** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-01-29** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2018-01-31** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-01-31** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
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- **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/13/2018
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- **2018-02-13** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-02-14** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/21/2018
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- **2018-02-21** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-02-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/1/2018
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- **2018-02-28** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/6/2018
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- **2018-03-01** Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to Next Calendar
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- **2018-03-06** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2018-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/8/2018
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- **2018-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2018-03-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/12/2018
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- **2018-03-09** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/12/2018
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- **2018-03-12** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2018-03-12** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
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- **2018-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2018-03-12** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2018-03-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
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- **2018-03-12** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2018-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2018-03-12** Companion House Bill substituted
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- **2018-03-13** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
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- **2018-03-15** Signed by H. Speaker
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- **2018-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker
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- **2018-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2018-03-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2018-04-04** Pub. Ch. 599
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- **2018-04-04** Effective date(s) 03/23/2018
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- **2018-04-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 599
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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/e8ab74e8-b8c7-4f89-a5e8-56364591634c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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