http://legiscan.com/TN/text/HB1407/id/913785/Tennessee-2013-HB1407-Draft.pdf
HOUSE BILL 1407
By Goins
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39,
Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to the carrying of
weapons in certain parks and other recreational
areas.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1311, is amended by deleting
from subdivision (b)(1)(H) the language,“ except as otherwise provided in subsection (d);” and
substituting instead the following:
. This subdivision
shall apply notwithstanding any ordinance or resolution
adopted by the governing body of a city, county or metropolitan government, including
any ordinance or resolution enacted before April 8, 1986, that prohibits or regulates the
possession, carrying or storage of a firearm or ammunition within or on the premises of
any area governed by this section;
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1311, is amended by
deleting
subsections (c), (d), and (e) and redesignating accordingly.
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1313, is amended by
deleting
from subdivision (a) the language “, § 39-17-1311,”.
SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1314, is amended by
deleting
the following language from subsection (a):
Except as provided in § 39-17-1311(d), which allows counties and municipalities
to prohibit the possession of handguns while within or on a public park, natural area,
historic park, nature trail, campground, forest, greenway, waterway or other similar
public place that is owned or operated by a county, a municipality or instrumentality
thereof, and substituting instead the language:
No
SECTION 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014, the public welfare requiring it.
Status: Passed "Civil", now on to "Finance, ways and means" calendar for 3/19/2014
House Finance, ways and means:
Committee Members
Kevin Brooks
Kent Calfee
Karen Camper
Mike Carter
Barbara Cooper
Craig Fitzhugh
Steve Hall
Michael Harrison,
David Hawk
Matthew Hill
Curtis Johnson
Gerald McCormick
Steve McDaniel
Larry Miller
Gary Odom
Dennis Roach
Johnny Shaw