Here is the part about vetos and overriding them...
You'll note that the bill only has to be signed by both speakers BEFORE sending the bill to the Governor... On over ridding a veto, it clearly says once passed by both houses it shall become law. It doesn't say once submitted to the Sec of State and it's issued a public chapter number... Unless there is a state law I'm missing, it sure appears as if SB3012 is the law of the land as of last night...
Anybody care to point to why they think we have to wait on a public chapter before carrying?
I tend to think you are correct JayC.
I mean if the Gov signs a bill, it becomes law at that moment and doesn't have to wait to be assigned a Public Chapter number.
This bill was vetoed, but the actions necessary to override that veto have been done, so as you point out, it has finished it's constitutional journey to become law.
I'm going to guess that it is from the NRA post that some think it needs to be assigned a Public Chapter number first.....but it wouldn't be the first time the NRA was a little off on all of this.
Of course....if you go out tonight and are made for some reason, if an officer doesn't know the law has changed, you really don't have anything to show him it has like you will after the Public Chapter number is assigned and it posted to the state's website (Tennessee Department of State: Publications) and you can print it out.