# Tennessee SB 1360: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29, Chapter 42 and Title 39, relative to weapons. Tennessee SB 1360, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29, Chapter 42 and Title 39, relative to weapons., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1360-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 1360 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29, Chapter 42 and Title 39, relative to weapons. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-05-13, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: Remedies and Special Proceedings - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (170 yes, 50 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Triple penalties for barred outside judgments: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, people enforcing outside judgments or awards against covered Tennessee weapon businesses face new requirements. They and their attorneys must certify that enforcement follows Tennessee public policy. Claimants must prove by clear and convincing evidence that the underlying l… - Higher hurdles for weapon injury claims: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, people suing covered weapon businesses must claim that the business directly caused their harm. They must prove by clear and convincing evidence that Tennessee law allows the case. The law bars specified claims involving another person’s criminal or unlawful misuse, public n… - Tighter limits on local weapon rules: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, local governments can regulate firearm discharge only when state law expressly allows it. The law adds weapon loans to activities covered by state control and limits specified local enactments to ordinances or resolutions. It revises exceptions involving privately owned prop… - Broader weapon shields, tighter business definitions: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee’s lawsuit shield covers more products, including ammunition components, antique firearms, body armor, and firearm accessories. Coverage includes rapid-fire devices, magazines, silencers, optics, lights, lasers, knives, blunt defensive weapons, stun guns, and pepper… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Adam Lowe (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Stevens - Cosponsor: Bo Watson (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-15 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025 | pass | 66 | 22 | | | 2025-04-15 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2025 | pass | 26 | 6 | | | 2025-04-15 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025 | pass | 72 | 20 | | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 2 | | ## Actions (29) - 2025-05-13: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - 2025-05-13: Pub. Ch. 329 - 2025-05-02: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-21: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 20, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-04-15: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0366) (House) - 2025-04-15: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2025-04-15: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 6 (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0383) (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/8/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/8/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0329.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0873.pdf) - HA0366: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0366.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1360.pdf) - SA0383: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0383.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0329.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0873.pdf) - [HA0366 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0366.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1360.pdf) - [SA0383 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0383.pdf) ## Related - [SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1326-2025-2026) - [SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1255-2025-2026) - [SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1232-2025-2026) - [SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0855-2025-2026) - [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026) - [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1360-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).