HOUSE BILL 566
By Hemmer
SENATE BILL 585
By Akbari
SB0585
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 38; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 68, relative to
gun violence.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 10, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
(a) As used in this section, "gun violence" means homicide, violent crime, and
domestic violence.
(b) The department of finance and administration, office of criminal justice
programs, may use existing resources, if available, and seek appropriate funding and
resources from the federal and state governments to design and implement grants to
reduce gun violence in this state.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.