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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 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

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.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Janice BowlingPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate16

“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. Pub. Ch. 1086
  2. Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
  3. Signed by Governor.
  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.
  5. Signed by H. Speaker
  6. Enrolled and ready for signatures
  7. Signed by Senate Speaker
  8. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2026
  9. H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 4/22/2026
  10. Passed H., Ayes 63, Nays 18, PNV 9
  11. Subst. for comp. HB.
  12. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0972)

Showing 12 most recent of 32 actions. Full history

Sources

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