republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/110/hb-689.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Handgun Permits - As enacted, creates an exemption to the firing range component of the training that is required in order to obtain a handgun carry permit for applicants who submit proof to the department of safety that they have successfully passed small arms qualification training or combat pistol training in any branch of the United States armed forces. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1351."
description: "Handgun Permits - As enacted, creates an exemption to the firing range component of the training that is required in order to obtain a handgun carry permit for applicants who submit proof to the department of safety that they have successfully passed small arms qualification training or combat pistol training in any branch of the United States armed forces. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1351."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 689"
citation: "Tennessee HB 689 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Handgun Permits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "VanHuss"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 42
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-02-08"
last_action: "2017-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0401a8f8-1d91-4b74-9d8c-1dca05f6e910"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0689&GA=110"
source_hash: "8389bc1362eb0b68fa8f9418b11b587ed4e9cd8313005b51f6eebb72f0397070"
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 HB 689 (110) — Handgun Permits - As enacted, creates an exemption to the firing range component of the training that is required in order to obtain a handgun carry permit for applicants who submit proof to the department of safety that they have successfully passed small arms qualification training or combat pistol training in any branch of the United States armed forces. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1351.

## 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/HB0689.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/19/2017 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2017 4/13/2017 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/11/2017 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2017 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 4/5/2017 — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)
- VanHuss — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-08** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2017-02-14** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-21** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-22** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-29** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/5/2017
- **2017-03-29** Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 4/5/2017
- **2017-03-30** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/4/2017
- **2017-04-04** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/5/2017
- **2017-04-04** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/5/2017
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-05** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-05** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-05** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-11** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-11** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-04-12** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/13/2017
- **2017-04-13** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2017
- **2017-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/19/2017
- **2017-04-17** Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0374) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-04-19** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-19** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0405)
- **2017-04-19** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-04-19** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-19** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-04-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-25** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-25** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-11** Pub. Ch. 247
- **2017-05-11** Effective date(s) 01/01/2018
- **2017-05-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 247

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0401a8f8-1d91-4b74-9d8c-1dca05f6e910`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).