Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SB 0033 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13, relative to the offense of reckless endangerment.

Last action — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 06, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

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Summary

Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts "MaKayla's Law," which amends the offense of reckless endangerment to specifically include a person's reckless failure to render inoperable or safely secure or lock a firearm, resulting in a child under 13 gaining possession of the firearm and injuring or killing the child or another. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

  2. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

  3. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025

  4. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2025

  5. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025

  6. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025

  7. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025

  8. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

  9. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025

  10. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025

  11. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  12. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  13. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  14. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  15. Intro., P1C.

  16. Filed for introduction

  17. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  18. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  19. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0033 do?
Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts "MaKayla's Law," which amends the offense of reckless endangerment to specifically include a person's reckless failure to render inoperable or safely secure or lock a firearm, resulting in a child under 13 gaining possession of the firearm and injuring or killing the child or another. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13.
Who sponsors SB 0033?
SB 0033 is sponsored by Campbell, Heidi (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 0033?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 06, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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