# Tennessee HB 1332: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal justice.

Tennessee HB 1332, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal justice., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Effective date(s) 05/02/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1332
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal justice.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-05-08, Effective date(s) 05/02/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Handgun Permits
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (116 yes, 34 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Adults can seek handgun permits at 18: benefit, medium. The law lowers Tennessee's handgun carry permit application age from 21 to 18, effective upon becoming law. Applicants must live in Tennessee and be U.S. citizens or permanent lawful residents. They must not be barred from buying or possessing firearms under state or federal law. They must also mee…
- Impaired-driving convictions limit handgun carry permit access: cost, medium. The law sets driving-under-the-influence (DUI) conviction limits for Tennessee handgun carry permit applications and renewals. Applicants must not have two or more DUI convictions in the 10 years before applying or renewing. None of the convictions covered by that rule may fall within the preceding…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Mark Cochran (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rusty Grills (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/15/2025 | pass | 26 | 6 |   |
| 2025-04-14 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2025 | pass | 71 | 21 |   |
| 2025-04-14 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 14 | 6 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | House | HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 1 |   |

## Bill text

- HA0337 (Substitute), 2025-04-14: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0337.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0356.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1318.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1332.pdf)
- SA0386: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0386.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (failed)
- HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed)
- HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed)
- HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed)
- SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed)
- SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed)

## Sources
- [HA0337 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0337.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0356.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1318.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1332.pdf)
- [SA0386 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0386.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1346-2025-2026)
- [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026)
- [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026)
- [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026)
- [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026)
- [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1332-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).