Tennessee · House Bill 41 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to weapons on school property.

  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.

Local Education Agencies - As introduced, expands, from only local boards of education in distressed rural counties to all local boards of education, the governing bodies for LEAs that are authorized to adopt a policy allowing their director of schools to authorize and select employees who may carry a concealed handgun on school grounds. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Every action

5 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. CommitteeP2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee -- Education Administration Committee · House Civil Justice Committee
  5. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee · House Civil Justice Subcommittee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • JR Jay ReedyR Primary sponsor · District 74

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.