Tennessee: NRA-Drafted Employee Protection Legislation Introduced

House Sponsors Still Needed for Companion Bills – Please Contact Your
State Representative Today

The 2012 Session of the Tennessee General Assembly is underway. On January 25, Senate Bill 3002 and Senate Bill 2992 were introduced by state Senator Mike Faulk (R-4). These NRA-drafted bills would prevent employers from discriminating and enforcing policies against the storage of lawfully-owned firearms in employees' locked private motor vehicles parked at work.

SB 3002 would recognize that hard-working Tennesseans’ right to self-defense does not end when they drive onto their employer’s property or into publicly accessible parking lots. It will allow firearms to be stored out of sight in a locked vehicle. SB 2992 is a Firearm Discrimination Prevention bill that would protect law-abiding gun owners from anti-gun policies by employers across the state, including forced firearm registration, random vehicle firearm searches, and “gun zone” parking lots for gun owning employees. SB 2992 coincides with SB 3002.

These bills are still in need of House sponsors. Please contact your state Representative today and ask them to sponsor the companion bills for both SB 3002 and SB 2992. Contact information for your state Representative can be found here. Also, please contact House Speaker, Beth Harwell (R-56), and urge her to support the House companion bills when introduced. The Speaker can be contacted by phone at (615) 741-0709 or via e-mail; speaker.beth.harwell@capitol.tn.gov.

Tennessee: House Companion Employee Protection Bills Filed

Please Contact Your State Legislators to Support Today

Yesterday, we reported that two NRA-drafted employee protection bills were filed in the Tennessee Senate, Senate Bill 2992 and Senate Bill 3002. We are pleased to announce that the House companion bills have now been filed. Today, House Bill 3560 and House Bill 3559 were introduced by state Representative Eddie Bass (D-65). These NRA-drafted bills would prevent employers from discriminating and enforcing policies against the storage of lawfully-owned firearms in employees' locked private motor vehicles parked at work.

HB 3560 would recognize that hard-working Tennesseans’ right to self-defense does not end when they drive onto their employer’s property or into publicly accessible parking lots. It would allow firearms to be stored out of sight in a locked vehicle. HB 3559 is a Firearm Discrimination Prevention bill that would protect law-abiding gun owners from anti-gun policies by employers across the state, including forced firearm registration, random vehicle firearm searches, and “gun zone” parking lots for gun owning employees. HB 3559 coincides with HB 3560.

NRA-drafted Senate Bill 3002 and Senate Bill 2992 have been place on the agenda in their respective Senate Committees.

Introduced by state Senator Mike Faulk (R-4) and cosponsored by Senator Mae Beavers (R-17) and Senator Dolores Gresham (R-26), SB 3002 would recognize that hard-working Tennesseans’ right to self-defense does not end when they drive onto their employer’s property or into publicly accessible parking lots. This bill would allow firearms to be stored out of sight in a locked private vehicle. Senate Bill 3002 has been placed on the agenda in the state Senate Judiciary Committee, and will be up for consideration as early as Tuesday, February 14.

SB 2992, also introduced by state Senator Mike Faulk (R-4), is a Firearm Discrimination Prevention bill that would protect law-abiding gun owners from anti-gun policies by employers across the state, including forced firearm registration, random vehicle firearm searches, and “gun zone” parking lots for gun owning employees. SB 2992 has been placed on the agenda in the state Senate Commerce, Labor & Agriculture Committee, and will be up for consideration as early as Tuesday, February 14.

Please contact committee members today in support of SB 3002 and SB 2992. Please urge them to cosponsor and vote in favor of these pro-gun measures when they come before their committee. Contact information can be found below.

Companion bills, House Bill 3560 and House Bill 3559, introduced by state Representative Eddie Bass (D-65), have both been assigned to the state House Consumer and Employee Affairs Subcommittee. Please continue to check your e-mail and www.NRAILA.org for information regarding the progress of these bills over the coming weeks.

Senate Bill 3002
Please contact members of the Senate Judiciary Committee:

Senator Mae Beavers (R-17), Chairman
SB 3002 cosponsor. Please thank her for her support.
Capitol Phone: (615) 741-2421
sen.mae.beavers@capitol.tn.gov

Senator Doug Overbey (R-8), Vice-Chairman
Capitol Phone: (615) 741-0981
District Phone: (865) 681-8236
sen.doug.overbey@capitol.tn.gov

Senator Mike Bell (R-9), Secretary
Capitol Phone: (615) 741-1946
sen.mike.bell@capitol.tn.gov

Senator Tim Barnes (D-22)
Capitol Phone: (615) 741-2374
District Phone: (931) 648-9400
Email: sen.tim.barnes@capitol.tn.gov

Senator Stacey Campfield (R-7)
Sponsor of similar legislation. Please call to thank him for his support.
Capitol Phone: (615) 741-1766
sen.stacey.campfield@capitol.tn.gov

Senator Ophelia Ford (D-29)
Capitol Phone: (615) 741-1767
District Phone: (901) 575-2321
sen.ophelia.ford@capitol.tn.gov

Senator Brian Kelsey (R-31)
Capitol Phone: (615) 741-3036
sen.brian.kelsey@capitol.tn.gov

Senator Beverly Marrero (D-30)
Capitol Phone: (615) 741-9128
sen.beverly.marrero@capitol.tn.gov

Senator Ken Yager (R-12)
Capitol Phone: (615) 741-1449
District Phone: (865) 285-9797
sen.ken.yager@capitol.tn.gov

Senate Bill 2992
Please contact members of the Senate Commerce, Labor & Agriculture Committee:

Senator Jack Johnson (R-23), Chairman
Capitol Phone (615) 741-2495
sen.jack.johnson@capitol.tn.gov

Senator Mike Faulk (R-4), Vice-Chairman
SB 2992 Sponsor, please call to thank him for his support
Capitol Phone: (615) 741-2061
sen.mike.faulk@capitol.tn.gov

Senator Charlotte Burks (D-15), Secretary
Capitol Phone: (615) 741-3978
District Phone: (931) 839-3392
sen.charlotte.burks@capitol.tn.gov

Senator Mae Beavers (R-17)
Capitol Phone: (615) 741-2421
sen.mae.beavers@capitol.tn.gov

Senator Dolores Gresham (R-26)
Capitol Phone: (615) 741-2368
sen.dolores.gresham@capitol.tn.gov

Senator Steve Southerland (R-1)
Capitol Phone: (615) 741-3851
District Phone: (423) 587-6167
sen.steve.southerland@capitol.tn.gov

Senator Eric Stewart (D-14)
Capitol Phone: (615) 741-6694
District Phone: (931) 967-1462
sen.eric.stewart@capitol.tn.gov

Senator Reginald Tate (D-33)
Capitol Phone: (615) 741-2509
sen.reginald.tate@capitol.tn.gov

Senator Jim Tracy (R-16)
Capitol Phone: (615) 741-1066
sen.jim.tracy@capitol.tn.gov

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Originally Posted By BobCole:
Jim, any idea if the NRA-ILA co-ordinated with the TFA on these bills? I know John Harris has mentioned many times how he/TFA was pushing a bill & the NRA came along like a 500lb go-rilla & came up with a much worse bill.

It doesn't help that there's no NRA-ILA dedicated rep for TN, they're regional.

Bob you raise a good question.

For an answer - I have no idea but I suspect they didn't confer with John or the TFA.

I'll do some checking and let you know at the TFA meeting next month.