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TN HB 1240

died on adjournment

Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As introduced, requires an insurance company that is admitted to do business in this state and insures the tangible personal property of a policyholder who resides in this state to provide a discount to the policyholder through the policyholder's homeowners or renters insurance policy if the policyholder secures the policyholder's firearms in a firearm safe or uses a firearm safety device for the firearms and requests to receive the annual discount. - Amends TCA Title 56.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 1240 pass?

No. TN HB 1240 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-03-19): Taken off notice for cal in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee

What is TN HB 1240 about?

TN HB 1240 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As introduced, requires an insurance company that is admitted to do business in this state and insures the tangible personal property of a policyholder who resides in this state to provide a discount to the policyholder through the policyholder's homeowners or renters insurance policy if the policyholder secures the policyholder's firearms in a firearm safe or uses a firearm safety device for the firearms and requests to receive the annual discount. - Amends TCA Title 56.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 1240?

Helton-Haynes is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1240.

Introduced
2025-02-10
Latest action
2025-03-19 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Helton-Haynesprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-06

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-10

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-11

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  4. 2025-02-12

    Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 2/19/2025

  5. 2025-02-12

    Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-02-12

    P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-02-19

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  8. 2025-02-19

    Meeting Canceled

  9. 2025-02-25

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  10. 2025-03-12

    Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  11. 2025-03-19

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1240&ga=114

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