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TN HB0599

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/30/2025

Primary Sponsor

Bob Freeman

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Origin

House of Representatives

114th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates a new offense for knowingly giving, selling, lending, delivering, or otherwise transferring a firearm to a person when the transferor knows or reasonably should know the recipient is prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms under state or federal law

  • Violation classified as a Class A misdemeanor

  • Amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1316 by adding new subsection (s)

  • Effective July 1, 2025, applying only to firearm transfers made on or after that date

Legislative Description

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms.

Criminal Offenses

Last Action

Def. to Special Calendar to be Published with Final Calendar in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

2/4/2026

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice Subcommittee3/19/2025
Judiciary2/5/2025

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