Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, revises the exemption for judges to the offense of carrying weapons during judicial proceedings. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. Companion bill has been assigned Public C, the official text

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                                PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 1141

                                                        SENATE BILL NO. 2469
                                      By Bailey, Gardenhire, Rose, Seal, Southerland

                                                Substituted for: House Bill No. 2174
                                              By Travis, Scarbrough, Helton-Haynes
    AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to judges.
    BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
              SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1306(c)(3}, is amended by deleting
    the subdivision and substituting:
                        (3) Is a judge; and
                                  (A) Is vested with judicial powers under§ 16-1-101; and
                                  (8) Is authorized to carry a handgun pursuant to § 39-17-1351;
              SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.
         SENATE BILL NO. 2469

PASSED:  April 22, 2026

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                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APPROVED this 22--""' day of YVku?,     2026

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                    BILL LEE, GOVERNOR