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Tennessee General Assembly· HB 2376Transmitted to Governor for his action.

Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, states that if the possession of a handgun is restricted or prohibited at a county courthouse, then the sheriff of the county may provide secure storage lockers for those individuals, the official text

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                          PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 919

                                                  HOUSE BILL NO. 2376

                             By Representatives Doggett, Davis, Russell, Todd

                                       Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 2352

                                        By Senators Hensley, Powers, Rose

         AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 7; Title 8, Chapter 8 and
Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1359, is amended by adding
the following as a new subsection:

                    (h) If the possession of a firearm in a county courthouse is restricted or prohibited
          pursuant to subsection (g) or § 39-17-1306, then the sheriff of the county may provide
          secure storage lockers for those individuals who are carrying a firearm pursuant to § 39-
          17-1351, § 39-17-1366, or § 39-17-1307 to store the firearm in separate secured,
          lockable storage units at or near a designated public entrance to the building or structure
          at no cost to the individual.

          SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
                    HOUSE BILL NO. 2376

PASSED:  April 13, 2026

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                         CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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                                          RANDY MCNALL
                             SPEAKER OF THE SENAT

~ APPROVED this JSl- day of              2026

BILL LEE, GOVERNOR
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