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

SB 43: Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, authorizes a county legislative body to elect not to permit persons within the county to lawfully carry a handgun without a handgun carry permit by passage of a resolution; requires a county that has passed such a resolution to provide notice to persons present within the county by posting notice of the resolution in conspicuous public locations throughout the county. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

In committee Last action February 3, 2026: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee

Plain-language summary

SB 43 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, authorizes a county legislative body to elect not to permit persons within the county to lawfully carry a handgun without a handgun carry permit by passage of a resolution; requires a county that has passed such a resolution to provide notice to persons present within the county by posting notice of the resolution in conspicuous public locations throughout the county. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. Primary sponsor: London Lamar (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2026): Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: London Lamar (Democratic).