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TN HB 2514

died on adjournment

Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, deletes the offense of carrying a firearm or a club with the intent to go armed, prohibits the carrying of a firearm or weapon inside of a K-12 public or private school and on a school bus if the person's intent is to go armed and the school and the bus are posted in a certain manner; deletes the offense of carrying a firearm on the property of a university, college campus, and other public or private non-K-12 educational institutions or property; rewrites the offense of possessing a handgun while under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance or controlled substance analogue; rewrites the offense of carrying weapons during judicial proceedings; makes various other changes related to firearms. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 55 and Title 65.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 2514 pass?

No. TN HB 2514 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 (2026-04-07): Reset on Final cal. 4 of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

What is TN HB 2514 about?

TN HB 2514 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, deletes the offense of carrying a firearm or a club with the intent to go armed, prohibits the carrying of a firearm or weapon inside of a K-12 public or private school and on a school bus if the person's intent is to go armed and the school and the bus are posted in a certain manner; deletes the offense of carrying a firearm on the property of a university, college campus, and other public or private non-K-12 educational institutions or property; rewrites the offense of possessing a handgun while under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance or controlled substance analogue; rewrites the offense of carrying weapons during judicial proceedings; makes various other changes related to firearms. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 55 and Title 65.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 2514?

Fritts is the primary sponsor of TN HB 2514.

Introduced
2026-02-04
Latest action
2026-04-07 — Reset on Final cal. 4 of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Frittsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-03

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-02-04

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2026-02-05

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-05

    P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee - Education Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-25

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  6. 2026-03-04

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  7. 2026-03-04

    Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026

  8. 2026-03-11

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  9. 2026-03-11

    Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  10. 2026-03-18

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026

  11. 2026-03-18

    Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026

  12. 2026-03-18

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  13. 2026-03-19

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  14. 2026-03-25

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/1/2026

  15. 2026-03-25

    Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/1/2026

  16. 2026-04-01

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/7/2026

  17. 2026-04-07

    Reset on Final cal. 4 of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO RECALL 4/21/2026 Failed

    2026-04-21 · fail · 21-50

    Member-level votes (2)
    • Jones J: not voting
    • Powers: not voting

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2514&ga=114

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