Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB1360
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29, Chapter 42 and Title 39, relative to weapons.
Subject: Remedies and Special Proceedings
Description: As introduced, removes the ability to bring a civil liability action for negligence per se against a seller of a qualified product; expands "qualified products" to include knives, body armor, pepper spray, silencers, and other certain products; requires physical injury for a negligent entrustment action rather than an unreasonable risk of physical injury; specifies that a person who will be subject to an ordinance in the future or reasonably intends to be physically present in the political subdivision is an adversely affected party for purposes of filing certain actions; makes various other changes regarding civil actions against arms dealers, manufacturers, and sellers and the preemption of local regulation of firearms. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 42 and Title 39.
Session: 114th General Assembly
Last Action: Transmitted to Governor for action.
Last Action Date: April 22, 2025
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Joseph Hensley (R); Paul Bailey (R); Janince Bowling (R); Adam Lowe (R); John Stevens (R); Bo Watson (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 18% (6 of 33)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 22, 2025 | Transmitted to Governor for action. |
| Senate | Apr 21, 2025 | Signed by Senate Speaker |
| House | Apr 21, 2025 | Signed by H. Speaker |
| Senate | Apr 17, 2025 | Enrolled and ready for signatures |
| House | Apr 15, 2025 | Subst. for comp. HB. |
| Senate | Apr 15, 2025 | Engrossed; ready for transmission to House |
| Senate | Apr 15, 2025 | Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 6 |
| Senate | Apr 15, 2025 | Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0383) |
| Senate | Apr 15, 2025 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Apr 15, 2025 | Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 20, PNV 0 |
| House | Apr 15, 2025 | Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0366) |
| Senate | Apr 14, 2025 | Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025 |
| Senate | Apr 11, 2025 | Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025 |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2025 | Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0 |
| Senate | Apr 2, 2025 | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/8/2025 |
| Senate | Apr 2, 2025 | Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/8/2025 |
| Senate | Apr 1, 2025 | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2025 |
| Senate | Apr 1, 2025 | Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025 |
| Senate | Mar 31, 2025 | Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025 |
| Senate | Mar 31, 2025 | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025 |
| Senate | Mar 26, 2025 | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025 |
| Senate | Mar 24, 2025 | Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025 |
| Senate | Mar 19, 2025 | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025 |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2025 | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2025 | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2025 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Feb 6, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| SA0383 | Amendment 1-0 to SB1360 | Apr 9, 2025 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0 | 04/8/2025 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION | 04/15/2025 | 72 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION | 04/15/2025 | 66 | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration | 04/15/2025 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
