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type: "Bill"
title: "Law Enforcement - As enacted, expands the type of equipment for which law enforcement agencies may exchange confiscated weapons to include any equipment suitable for use for legitimate law enforcement purposes. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13."
description: "Law Enforcement - As enacted, expands the type of equipment for which law enforcement agencies may exchange confiscated weapons to include any equipment suitable for use for legitimate law enforcement purposes. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 277"
citation: "Tennessee SB 277 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law Enforcement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Moody", "Rose"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b1704bfd-4e16-4e12-aca8-0dbeb13e5f78"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0277&GA=112"
source_hash: "7a4527616d9dd39c6e13f4d9a10de501589afd318a1be56c84b36a860069f493"
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 SB 277 (112) — Law Enforcement - As enacted, expands the type of equipment for which law enforcement agencies may exchange confiscated weapons to include any equipment suitable for use for legitimate law enforcement purposes. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0277.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/17/2021 — **00** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/23/2021 Passed — **51** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2021 3/25/2021 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/29/2021 Passed — **246** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/10/2021 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/1/2021 Passed (1) — **860** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Moody — primary (person)
- Rose — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-12** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-13** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-01-14** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-21** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-01** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-10** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-23** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/25/2021
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/29/2021
- **2021-03-25** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2021
- **2021-03-29** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-29** Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2021-04-01** Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-04-01** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-01** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-01** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-09** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-04-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-05-03** Pub. Ch. 166
- **2021-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 166
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b1704bfd-4e16-4e12-aca8-0dbeb13e5f78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).