Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB1757
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to the discharge of a firearm.
Subject: Criminal Offenses
Description: As introduced, creates an offense of recklessly discharging a firearm into the air, ground, a body of water, or an object in close proximity to the person if the firearm is discharged at a place of public gathering or at a public event where there are at least 25 people in attendance at the time of the discharge; punishes the offense as a Class A misdemeanor; specifies certain exceptions to the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39.
Session: 114th General Assembly
Last Action: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
Last Action Date: April 1, 2026
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Iris Rudder (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 1, 2026 | Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee |
| House | Mar 25, 2026 | Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026 |
| House | Mar 25, 2026 | Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee |
| House | Mar 18, 2026 | Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026 |
| House | Mar 18, 2026 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026 |
| House | Mar 11, 2026 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 |
| House | Mar 11, 2026 | Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 |
| House | Mar 4, 2026 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 |
| House | Jan 22, 2026 | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| House | Jan 22, 2026 | P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee |
| House | Jan 21, 2026 | Intro., P1C. |
| House | Jan 20, 2026 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Jan 20, 2026 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| HA0972 | Amendment 1-0 to HB1757 | Apr 1, 2026 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| SA0908 | Amendment 1-0 to SB1747 | Mar 30, 2026 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee | 03/25/2026 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee | 04/1/2026 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
