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

HB 2514: Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, deletes the offense of carrying a firearm or a club with the intent to go armed, prohibits the carrying of a firearm or weapon inside of a K-12 public or private school and on a school bus if the person's intent is to go armed and the school and the bus are posted in a certain manner; deletes the offense of carrying a firearm on the property of a university, college campus, and other public or private non-K-12 educational institutions or property; rewrites the offense of possessing a handgun while under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance or controlled substance analogue; rewrites the offense of carrying weapons during judicial proceedings; makes various other changes related to firearms. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 55 and Title 65.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2514 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 3, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, deletes the offense of carrying a firearm or a club with the intent to go armed, prohibits the carrying of a firearm or weapon inside of a K-12 public or private school and on a school bus if the person's intent is to go armed and the school and the bus are posted in a certain manner; deletes the offense of carrying a firearm on the property of a university, college campus, and other public or private non-K-12 educational institutions or property; rewrites the offense of possessing a handgun while under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance or controlled substance analogue; rewrites the offense of carrying weapons during judicial proceedings; makes various other changes related to firearms. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 55 and Title 65. Primary sponsor: Monty Fritts (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 7, 2026): Reset on Final cal. 4 of Criminal Justice Subcommittee.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Monty FrittsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse32

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Reset on Final cal. 4 of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  2. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/7/2026
  3. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/1/2026
  4. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/1/2026
  5. Sponsor(s) Added.
  6. Sponsor(s) Added.
  7. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026
  8. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026
  9. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
  10. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
  11. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026
  12. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source