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SB1204 • 2026

Firearms and Ammunition

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 55, relative to road rage.

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Sponsor
Yarbro, Shaw
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material did not provide specific penalties or additional details about enforcement mechanisms beyond the classification of offenses as felonies and misdemeanors.

Anti-Road Rage Act of 2024

This bill makes it illegal to recklessly discharge or brandish a firearm while in a car and sets penalties for these actions.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates the 'Anti-Road Rage Act of 2024' which bans reckless discharging of firearms from vehicles, making it a Class E felony.
  • Establishes a Class A misdemeanor penalty for recklessly brandishing or displaying firearms while in a vehicle.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Drivers and passengers who discharge or brandish firearms while in motor vehicles.

Terms To Know

reckless
acting without care for the consequences of one's actions
felony
a serious crime that can result in a prison sentence of more than one year

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what constitutes reckless behavior.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

  2. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026

  3. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

  4. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  5. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Def. to Summer Study in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  6. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  7. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  8. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  9. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  10. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  11. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  12. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  13. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1191
By Shaw

SENATE BILL 1204
By Yarbro

SB1204
003119
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39
and Title 55, relative to road rage.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, is amended by adding
the following as a new part:
39-17-1901. This part is known and may be cited as the "Anti-Road Rage Act of 2024."
39-17-1902. A person who, while operating, or as a passenger in, a motor vehicle as
defined in § 55-1-103, recklessly discharges a firearm commits a Class E felony.
39-17-1903. A person who, while operating, or as a passenger in, a motor vehicle as
defined in § 55-1-103, recklessly brandishes or displays a firearm commits a Class A
misdemeanor.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.