As of February 5, 2021, there are 23 bills filed which TFA is tracking. There are five new bills discussed in this update. In this report, it is important to note as with all the other filed bills that some of these are merely “caption bills”. That is, the bills have a broad caption and…
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Legislative Update – January 29, 2021 – Good news, maybe
The Tennessee Legislature’s 2021 session has really been sort of diverted from a normally expected path because of the Governor’s special called session on education as well as the continued impact of Covid. When we did our review this morning of the over 800 bills which have been filed so far, we noted that there…
Permitless Carry – a snapshot of Tennessee History
News organizations across the state of Tennessee are talking about the fact that some Tennessee legislators are considering legislation that might eliminate the requirement that citizens have state issued permits to exercise a constitutionally protected right. At the same time, Tennesseans are demanding that the Tennessee legislature enact a law to eliminate the requirement that…
Bill Status Report thru January 22, 2021 and special offer for TFA supporters
There were several new bills filed the week of January 18, 2021, that TFA has added to its list of bills to monitor. These bills include – SB227/HB103 which would require publicly funded schools to provide age and grade appropriate instruction on firearms safety. – SB262 which waives certain handgun permit fees for retired military…
Tennessee Legislative Report through January 15, 2021 – New Bills
As of January 15, 2021, the Tennessee Legislature has filed almost 400 new pieces of legislation. Of those, TFA has flagged 14 that are possibly of interest or that have caption scope that make them of potential interest. That report is attached below. There are a few bills of significance already. House Bill 11 and…
2021 Tennessee Legislative Committee Assignments
Legislative committee assignments are important information because pending legislation is often made or more commonly defeated in these committees and subcommittees. Indeed, for any legislation that is defeated in a subcommittee or committee the simple fact is that most Tennessean’s have no voice in that legislation unless their legislators are assigned to those committees. Now,…
TFA now operational and growing on MeWe
With recent reports regarding massive and shocking changes on social media regarding outright attacks and silencing efforts directed as conservatives and conservative movements, TFA has initiated a presence on MeWe. If you are on MeWe or join in the future, please join the TFA’s page: https://mewe.com/join/tennessee_firearms_association TFA will likely continue both its FB and MeWe…
Rep. Bruce Griffey files Constitutional Carry Legislation
The Tennessee Legislature is normally starting “the People’s business” about this time of year but that will apparently be delayed in Tennessee this year because the Governor has called a special session to address education. So, things like the status of your constitutionally protected rights are once again delayed. However, we are excited to see…
TFA preparing for Podcasts with legislative updates
As we move into 2021, TFA has taken steps to provide its legislative updates and other member information in additional formats including podcasts. You can access the TFA’s Podcast resources at the TFA website at the new Podcasts page and soon on other third party distribution resources as well.
Rep. Reedy files legislation to allow use of deadly force to protect real and personal property
Rep. Jay D. Reedy has filed House Bill 0011 which proposes a major change in Tennessee law. The unusual thing is that the bill actually appears to reflect what a lot of Tennesseans already believe is the law but is not. The new legislation reflects a heightened interest in the rights of people to protect…