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type: "Bill"
title: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, clarifies that the term \"crime of violence\" in regard to weapons offenses includes aggravated rape of a child rather than especially aggravated rape of a child. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 16; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49 and Title 70."
description: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, clarifies that the term \"crime of violence\" in regard to weapons offenses includes aggravated rape of a child rather than especially aggravated rape of a child. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 16; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49 and Title 70."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 555"
citation: "Tennessee SB 555 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Firearms and Ammunition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gillespie", "Lundberg"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-02-08"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/634c74a9-a62f-4e6f-bb52-fdcc8d0555d2"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0555&GA=112"
source_hash: "bec6b24472445755fc7234b3206cb36a5edf565b738af864c1bd036f60f4f45a"
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 555 (112) — Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, clarifies that the term "crime of violence" in regard to weapons offenses includes aggravated rape of a child rather than especially aggravated rape of a child. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 16; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49 and Title 70.
## 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/SB0555.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/14/2021 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/26/2021 Passed (1) — **940** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/19/2021 Passed (1) — **320** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 4/7/2021 (5) — **00** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/13/2021 Passed (2) — **60** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/26/2021 Passed (2) — **940** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/26/2021 4/22/2021 (3) — **00** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Gillespie — primary (person)
- Lundberg — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-11** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2021-03-30** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-07** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-13** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-16** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/19/2021
- **2021-04-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-19** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-21** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2021
- **2021-04-22** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-26** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-26** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-26** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/13/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 443
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 443
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/634c74a9-a62f-4e6f-bb52-fdcc8d0555d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).