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SB1183Introduced in the Senate

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms.

IntroducedSenate Judiciary

Introduced by Sara Kyle, District 30

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Official description

As introduced, creates a criminal offense of storing or keeping a firearm in any place if the firearm is not secured in a locked container or equipped with a tamper-resistant mechanical lock or other safety device that is properly engaged so as to render the firearm inoperable by any person other than the owner or another lawfully authorized user; punishes a violation of the offense as a Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Where it stands

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

March 23, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Sponsor change.

  3. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  4. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  5. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025

  6. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025

  7. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025

  8. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025

  9. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2025

  10. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

  11. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Judiciary on 3/23/2026

  12. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

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