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Committee speaker says bill to criminalize firearm conversion devices will be taken off notice after sponsors coordinate
Summary
House Bill 10-82, targeting machine-gun conversion devices (so-called Glock switches), was discussed and sponsors agreed to sign onto overlapping legislation; the committee took HB 10-82 off notice.
Representative Camper presented House Bill 10-82, saying the bill aligns Tennessee law with federal law and would empower state and local law enforcement to prosecute possession or use of machine-gun conversion devices such as Glock switches. The sponsor cited recent incidents where such devices contributed to deadly shootings.
Chairman and members noted overlapping bills on the subject; Chairman Farmer and others said a related bill was already moving through the committee. Sponsor Camper agreed to sign onto the other bill and moved to take HB 10-82 off notice to avoid duplicative measures. The committee, without objection, agreed to take HB 10-82 off notice.
The committee did not vote on the substantive text of HB 10-82; instead members coordinated to consolidate sponsorship and rely on overlapping legislation to address the subject.
