Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, deletes the offense of carrying a firearm or a club with the intent to go armed, prohibits the carrying of a firearm or weapon inside of a K-12 public or private school and on a school bus if the person's intent is to go armed and the school and the bus are posted in a certain manner; deletes the offense of carrying a firearm on the property of a university, college campus, and other public or private non-K-12 educational institutions or property; rewrites the offense of possessing a handgun while under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance or controlled substance analogue; rewrites the offense of carrying weapons during judicial proceedings; makes various other changes related to firearms. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 55 and Title 65.
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Introduced
2Passed House
3Passed Senate
4To Governor
5Became Law
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History
2026
Apr 21
Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO RECALL 4/21/2026 Failed. Result: fail.Lower
Apr 7Reset on Final cal. 4 of Criminal Justice SubcommitteeLatest
Apr 1Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/7/2026
Mar 25Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/1/2026
Mar 25Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/1/2026
Mar 19Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
Mar 18Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
Mar 18Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026
Mar 18Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026
Mar 11Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
Mar 11Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
Mar 4Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026
Mar 4Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
Feb 25Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
Feb 5P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee - Education CommitteeMinor
Feb 5Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice SubcommitteeMinor