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HB1332 • 2026

Handgun Permits

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal justice.

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Sponsor
Lamberth, Johnson
Last action
2025-05-08
Official status
Effective date(s) 05/02/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not mention any specific exceptions for military service members, so this claim was removed.

Handgun Permits in Tennessee

This bill changes eligibility requirements for enhanced handgun carry permits by disqualifying individuals with recent DUI convictions and lowering the age requirement to 18.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the eligibility requirements for getting an enhanced handgun carry permit.
  • Makes anyone who has a DUI conviction within five years of applying or renewing their permit ineligible for the permit.
  • Lowers the minimum age from 21 to 18, but only if all other requirements are met.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who want an enhanced handgun carry permit in Tennessee
  • Individuals with recent DUI convictions

Terms To Know

DUI
Driving Under the Influence, which is a criminal offense.
Enhanced Handgun Carry Permit
A special permit that allows people to carry concealed handguns in Tennessee.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how it will be enforced or what happens if someone with a recent DUI conviction tries to get a permit.
  • It is unclear how many young adults between the ages of 18 and 20 might apply for these permits.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB1332

Plain English: The amendment changes requirements for handgun carry permits in Tennessee by altering eligibility criteria and conviction restrictions.

  • Changes the age requirement for applying for a handgun carry permit from 21 to 18 years old.
  • Adds new rules about not being convicted of driving under the influence (DUI) two or more times within ten years, with no DUI convictions in the last five years before applying for or renewing a permit.
  • The amendment text does not provide details on how these changes will be enforced or what happens if someone violates these new rules.
Amendment 1-0 to SB1318

Plain English: The amendment changes requirements for obtaining and renewing handgun carry permits in Tennessee by altering eligibility criteria related to driving under the influence (DUI) convictions and lowering the minimum age requirement.

  • It updates the rules about DUI convictions, stating that an applicant cannot have been convicted of DUI two or more times within ten years from the date of application or renewal, with no such convictions allowed in the five years prior to applying or renewing.
  • It lowers the minimum age requirement for applying for a handgun carry permit from 21 to 18 years old.
  • The amendment text does not provide details on how these changes will be implemented or enforced, which could leave some uncertainties about practical application.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 05/02/2025

  2. 2025-05-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 356

  3. 2025-05-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 356

  4. 2025-05-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  6. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  8. 2025-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  9. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 6

  10. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0386)

  11. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  12. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  13. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Companion House Bill substituted

  15. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  16. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 71, Nays 21, PNV 3

  17. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0337)

  19. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025

  20. 2025-04-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025

  21. 2025-04-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025

  22. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025

  23. 2025-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  24. 2025-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0

  25. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025

  26. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025

  27. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/8/2025

  28. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/8/2025

  29. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  30. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  31. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  32. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  33. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025

  34. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  35. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  36. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  37. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to Firearm Calendar

  38. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

  39. 2025-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee

  40. 2025-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Judiciary Committee

  41. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  42. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  43. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  44. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  45. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  46. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 14, 2025, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOU
SE BILL 1332, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to make the following changes to present law concerning criminal justice:

(1) One of the present law eligibility requirements for issuance of an enhanced handgun carry permit is t
hat the applic
ant
for a permit
has not been convicted of
DUI
two or more times within 10 years from the date of the application and that none of the convictions has occurred within five years from the date of application or renewal
. This amendment clarifies that an app
licant who has a DUI conviction that occurred within five years from the date of application or renewal is not eligible for a permit; and

(2) Subject to certain exceptions for persons who have military service, present law requires that an applicant for
an enhanced handgun carry permit be at least 21 years of age. This amendment lowers the age requirement to 18; provided, that the applicant meets all other eligibility requirements for issuance of the permit.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 1318
By Johnson

HOUSE BILL 1332
By Lamberth

HB1332
000550
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39
and Title 40, relative to criminal justice.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-28-505(a), is amended by
deleting the language "ninety (90)" and substituting "one hundred (100)".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.