HB 563
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
February 1, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Natalie Dusek | Email: natalie.dusek@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
HB 563
SUMMARY OF BILL: Prohibits a person from storing a loaded or unloaded handgun,
firearm or firearm ammunition in a motor vehicle while the person is not in the motor vehicle unless
the handgun, firearm or firearm ammunition is kept from ordinary observation and locked within
the trunk, utility or glove box, or a locked container securely affixed to the motor vehicle.
Requires a person who owns a handgun to report the loss or theft of the handgun to a law
enforcement agency with jurisdiction within 24 hours of the discovery of the loss or theft.
Creates a Class C misdemeanor, punishable only by the completion of a court-approved handgun
safety course, for a violation of either of these provisions. Prohibits the court from imposing a fine
or incarceration for a violation of either provision.
FISCAL IMPACT:
NOT SIGNIFICANT
Assumptions:
• Because the legislation specifically requires the offense to be punishable only by the
completion of a court-approved handgun safety course and expressly prohibits the court
from imposing a fine or incarceration there will be no increase in revenue to state or local
governments from fines, or increase in expenditures related to incarcerations.
• Any fiscal impact to state or local government is estimated to be not significant.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director