Tennessee · House Bill 159 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 49, relative to the possession of weapons on school property.

HB 159 Sponsored by Kip Capley Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Jan 11, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 20, 2023
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, exempts from the offense of possessing or carrying a weapon on school property the possession or carrying of a pocket knife by a nonstudent adult on election day if the knife remains concealed at all times while the adult is on school property for the sole purpose of voting in an election for which the school is the adult's designated polling place. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 49.

Every action

17 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 9 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee -- Criminal Justice Committee · House Civil Justice Committee
  4. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  5. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee · House Civil Justice Subcommittee
  6. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/28/2023 · House Civil Justice Subcommittee
  7. CommitteeRec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee · House Civil Justice Committee
  8. CommitteePlaced on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/8/2023 · House Civil Justice Committee
  9. CommitteeRec. for pass; ref to Criminal Justice Committee · House Criminal Justice Committee
  1. CommitteePlaced on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/14/2023 · House Criminal Justice Committee
  2. CommitteeRec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  3. CommitteePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2023 · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  4. HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/23/2023
  5. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  6. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  7. HouseComp. SB subst.
  8. GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 142

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 24 cosponsors: 24 Republicans.

All 24 cosponsors

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.