# Tennessee HB 2174: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to judges.

Tennessee HB 2174, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to judges., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-05-27 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1141) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 2174
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to judges.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-05-27, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1141
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Firearms and Ammunition
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (21 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Esther Helton-Haynes (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Scarbrough (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-22 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 14 | 2 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | House | HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-05-27: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1141
- 2026-04-22: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-22: Comp. SB subst. (House)
- 2026-04-22: H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 4/22/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-22: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-26: Reset on Final cal. 2 of Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-23: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-18: Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/4/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-05: Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-05: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1141.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2174.pdf)
- HA0774: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0774.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2174.pdf)
- SA0905: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0905.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1141.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2174.pdf)
- [HA0774 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0774.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2174.pdf)
- [SA0905 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0905.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2174-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).