Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB0554
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 54, relative to the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act.
Subject: Remedies and Special Proceedings
Description: As introduced, creates a civil action against any person or government entity that infringes upon a person's right to bear arms under the Tennessee or United States Constitutions; requires the person or entity to be liable for actual or statutory damages, punitive damages, attorney's fees, and court costs. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54.
Session: 114th General Assembly
Last Action: Failed in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Last Action Date: April 2, 2025
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
5 sponsors: Kip Capley (R); Dennis Powers (R); Chris Todd (R); Rusty Grills (R); Brock Martin (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 5% (5 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 2, 2025 | Failed in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee |
| House | Apr 2, 2025 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Mar 26, 2025 | Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025 |
| House | Mar 26, 2025 | Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025 |
| House | Mar 25, 2025 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Mar 19, 2025 | Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025 |
| House | Feb 27, 2025 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Feb 5, 2025 | Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee |
| House | Feb 5, 2025 | P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee |
| House | Feb 3, 2025 | Intro., P1C. |
| House | Jan 29, 2025 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Feb 4, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Draft | Jan 29, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Failed in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee | 04/2/2025 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | No |
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Link: link to state bill page
