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

HB 554: Remedies and Special Proceedings - As introduced, creates a civil action against any person or government entity that infringes upon a person's right to bear arms under the Tennessee or United States Constitutions; requires the person or entity to be liable for actual or statutory damages, punitive damages, attorney's fees, and court costs. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54.

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 554 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Remedies and Special Proceedings - As introduced, creates a civil action against any person or government entity that infringes upon a person's right to bear arms under the Tennessee or United States Constitutions; requires the person or entity to be liable for actual or statutory damages, punitive damages, attorney's fees, and court costs. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54. Primary sponsor: Kip Capley (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2025): Sponsor(s) Added.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kip CapleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse71

“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. Sponsor(s) Added.
  2. Failed in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
  3. Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025
  4. Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
  5. Sponsor(s) Added.
  6. Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
  7. Sponsor(s) Added.
  8. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
  9. Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
  10. Intro., P1C.
  11. Filed for introduction

Sources

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