Tennessee House Bill 1594 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 20 2023 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-04-02 - No Action Taken
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As introduced, allows a court to issue an extreme risk protection order upon a finding by clear and convincing evidence that a person poses a significant danger of causing personal injury to the person or others if allowed to possess or purchase a firearm; authorizes a law enforcement officer, relative, or school administrator to petition for the extreme risk protection order; requires training for law enforcement officers on how to petition for an extreme risk protection order; requires the department of safety to develop a public awareness campaign to educate the public about extreme risk protection orders. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 38 and Title 39, Chapter 17.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 38 and Title 39, Chapter 17, relative to extreme risk protection orders.

Rep. Justin Pearson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-02	House	No Action Taken
2024-03-27	House	Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2024
2024-03-14	House	Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2024
2024-03-05	House	Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2024
2024-02-28	House	Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2024
2024-01-10	House	Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
2024-01-10	House	P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
2024-01-09	House	Intro., P1C.
2023-04-20	House	Ref. to Delayed Bills Committee
2023-04-20	House	Filed for introduction

SB2959 (Crossfiled) 2024-02-15 - Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1594&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1594.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB1594.pdf