Tennessee: Restaurant Carry Reform Bill to be Heard Tomorrow!

Please Contact the Members of the House Finance, Ways, and Means Budget Sub-Committee!

After a two week delay, House Bill 3125 will be heard tomorrow, Wednesday, April 7, in the House Finance, Ways, and Means Budget Sub-Committee.

HB3125, with an NRA-backed amendment, would enable a person who has a valid Right-to-Carry permit to carry a firearm for self-defense in restaurants where alcohol may be served, as long as the permit holder is not consuming alcohol or is not otherwise prohibited by posting provisions.  Introduced by State Representative Curry Todd (R-95), HB3125 was filed in response to a court ruling last November.  The law was held to be unconstitutionally vague because of a perceived ambiguity over the state’s definition of restaurants.  This bill, with the NRA-backed amendment, will fix any ambiguity. 

Please contact members of the House Finance, Ways, and Means Budget Sub-Committee and urge them to support HB3125 without any additional amendments.  Contact information for the committee can be found below.

Speaker Kent Williams (R-4)
(615) 741-7450
[email protected]

State Representative Harry Tindell(D-13), Chair
(615) 741-2031
[email protected]

State Representative Charles Sargent (R-61), Vice Chair
(615) 741-6808
[email protected]

State Representative Joe Armstrong (D-15)
(615) 741-0768
[email protected]

State Representative Lois DeBerry (D-91)
(615) 741-3830
[email protected]

State Representative Craig Fitzhugh (D-82)
(615) 741-2134
[email protected]

State Representative Michael Harrison (R-9)
(615) 741-7480
[email protected]

State Representative Steve McDaniel (R-72)
(615) 741-0750
[email protected]

State Representative Richard Montgomery (R-12)
(615) 741-5981
[email protected]

State Representative Jason Mumpower (R-3)
(615) 741-2050
[email protected]

State Representative Jimmy Naifeh (D-81)
(615) 741-3774
[email protected]

State Representative Gary Odom (D-55)
(615) 741-4410
[email protected]

State Representative Dennis Roach (R-35)
(615) 741-2534
[email protected]

State Representative Donna Rowland (R-34)
(615) 741-2804
[email protected]