Tennessee House Bill 1583 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 12 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-12 - Failed in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As introduced, requires an individual who resides in this state and owns a firearm to maintain liability insurance in an amount of no less than $300,000 to insure the individual against losses or damages resulting from the accidental use of the individual's firearm; requires the individual to provide documentation of the insurance upon request by a party that suffers losses or damages resulting from the accidental use of the individual's firearm; specifies that a violation of the insurance requirements is a Class C misdemeanor punishable only by a fine of not more than $300. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 47; Title 56 and Title 68.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 47; Title 56 and Title 68, relative to firearm insurance.

Rep. Justin Pearson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-12	House	Failed in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee
2024-03-06	House	Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/12/2024
2024-03-05	House	Action Def. in s/c Insurance Subcommittee to 3/12/2024
2024-02-28	House	Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/5/2024
2024-01-10	House	Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee
2024-01-10	House	P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee
2024-01-09	House	Intro., P1C.
2023-04-20	House	Ref. to Delayed Bills Committee
2023-04-20	House	Filed for introduction

SB2948 (Crossfiled) 2024-02-15 - Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1583&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1583.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB1583.pdf