Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 1747: Criminal Offenses - As enacted, 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.

Enacted Last action May 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 1086

Plain-language summary

SB 1747 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminal Offenses - As enacted, 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. Primary sponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2026): Pub. Ch. 1086.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican).