Tennessee · House Bill 37 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 54 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms.

HB 37 Sponsored by Todd Warner Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 9, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 11, 2023
  3. Died  
  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.

Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, removes, as exclusions from the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act, a firearm that cannot be carried and used by one person, a firearm that discharges two or more projectiles with one activation of the trigger or other firing device, a firearm that has a bore diameter greater than one and one-half inches and that uses smokeless powder as a propellant, and ammunition with a…

Read the full title (138 words)

Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, removes, as exclusions from the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act, a firearm that cannot be carried and used by one person, a firearm that discharges two or more projectiles with one activation of the trigger or other firing device, a firearm that has a bore diameter greater than one and one-half inches and that uses smokeless powder as a propellant, and ammunition with a projectile that explodes after leaving the firearm; creates the criminal offense of disenfranchising another of the person's constitutional rights in violation of the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act; prohibits an employee or elected or appointed official of a state or local government entity from enforcing a federal law in violation of the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Every action

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

  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. HouseP2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
  4. CommitteeRef. to Civil Justice Committee -- Criminal Justice Committee · House Civil Justice Committee
  5. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee · House Civil Justice Subcommittee
  6. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  7. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/14/2023 · House Civil Justice Subcommittee
  8. HouseReset on Final cal. of Civil Justice Subcommittee
  9. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/21/2023 · House Civil Justice Subcommittee
  10. HouseTaken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 5 Republicans.

All 5 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.