NASHVILLE – Tennesseans who want a lifetime state-issued handgun carry permit are getting a price cut, while persons convicted of a third domestic violence offense risk more jail time under new state laws that took effect Sunday.
Another new law requires most Tennessee students to take a high school civics test based on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services exams for citizenship, although the students don’t have to pass it to graduate.
And a law pushed by local legislators now bars the Hamilton County Water & Wastewater Treatment Authority from making landlords – or new renters – pay if their previous tenants skipped out on water and sewer fees.
While many new laws from Tennessee legislators’ 2016 session took effect as soon as they were signed, and some on July 1, several dozen others only took effect when the new year began.
Among them is the price cut for lifetime handgun-carry permit fees. The lifetime permit fee falls from $500 to $200 for those renewing a permit. First-time applicants will pay $315, which includes the application fee.