Votes at a glance: Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee advances multiple bills, rejects county handgun-permit option

The Senate Judiciary Committee considered several calendar items and took recorded votes that moved multiple bills to the committee calendar and sent one to defeat.

Key outcomes

- House Joint Resolution 0739 (International Holocaust Remembrance Day): moved to committee calendar after recorded vote in favor (8-0).

- Senate Bill 15-86 (annual codification bill): advanced to the committee calendar (8-0).

- Senate Bill 16-05 (expansion of safe baby courts): advanced to calendar (8-0); sponsor cited program metrics and said priority remains children under age 3.

- Senate Bill 16-83 (childcare host-liability safe harbor): advanced to calendar (8-0); testimony emphasized limiting host liability except for gross negligence or willful misconduct.

- Senate Bill 14-92 (Crime Stoppers study): advanced to calendar (8-0).

- Senate Bill 16-36 (conservatorship reporting of last visit date): advanced to calendar (8-0).

- Senate Bill 43 (county option to require handgun-carry permits): as amended (effective date changed to July 1, 2026) the committee recorded 2 ayes (Senators Kyle and Lamar) and 6 noes; the bill failed for lack of a constitutional majority.

The committee chair handled routine calendar business and asked that one sponsor’s bill be rolled to the end until next week; several items were rolled or referred to other committees as part of the opening housekeeping. Several votes were voice votes followed by recorded roll calls where indicated. The committee adjourned without objection.