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…
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,…
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…
TFA Reaching Out to Gun Clubs, Ranges and Hunting organizations
Tennessee Firearms Association has been around since 1995 and has focused on primarily legislative and legal issues that impact Tennessee’s firearms owners. We have had great success in Tennessee and we have developed a degree of expertise in the effort that has been repeatedly recognized by the Tennessee Legislature. Many firearms owners in Tennessee are members…
TFA has great results in August 2020 state primary
Tennessee Firearms Association Legislative Action Committee financially supported a number of candidates in the August 2020 state primaries. As one might expect, several of the candidates were supported prevailed and are now campaigning for the November 2020 general election. At the same time, some of the candidates TFALAC supported ran vigorous and difficult races but…