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HB 9 - Prohibits Public Disclosure of Concealed Handgun Permit Information - Tennessee Key Vote

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Title: Prohibits Public Disclosure of Concealed Handgun Permit Information

Signed by Governor Bill Haslam


NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.

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Title: Prohibits Disclosure of Handgun Permits

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits handgun carry permit information and records from being disclosed to the public, effective immediately.

Highlights:

  • Classifies handgun carry permit information as confidential and not open for public inspection or release, including the following information (Sec. 1):
    • Information contained in a handgun carry permit application;
    • Information provided to a federal, state, or local agency or employee in the course of an investigation of an applicant for a handgun carry permit; or
    • Records regarding the issuance, renewal, suspension, or revocation of a handgun carry permit, or the results of any criminal background check.
  • Authorizes information or records regarding a handgun carry permit applicant or holder to be released to a law enforcement agency for the purpose of conducting an investigation or determining the validity of a permit or to a child support enforcement agency for the purpose of child support enforcement (Sec. 1).
  • Prohibits the law enforcement or child support enforcement agency from publicly disclosing the handgun permit information except as evidence in a criminal or child support enforcement proceeding (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Title: Prohibits Disclosure of Handgun Permits

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