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TN HB0956

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Shaundelle Brooks

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Origin

House of Representatives

114th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires all firearm sales and transfers to go through a licensed gun dealer or be conducted by a gun dealer, with limited exceptions

  • Exempts transfers of antique firearms, transactions between dealers/wholesalers, transfers to law enforcement or military agencies, and temporary transfers for lawful purposes

  • Allows family members (spouse, parent, grandparent, sibling, child, grandchild by blood, marriage, or adoption) to transfer firearms as gifts, bequests, or inheritances without a dealer, provided the recipient is at least 18 and legally permitted to possess firearms

  • Intentional violations constitute a Class B misdemeanor with fines ranging from $500 to $10,000, up to 9 months imprisonment, and a 2-year prohibition on firearm possession

  • Takes effect July 1, 2025

Legislative Description

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 54; Title 38, Chapter 3, Part 1 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to the transfer of firearms.

Firearms and Ammunition

Last Action

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

3/26/2025

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice Subcommittee3/19/2025
Judiciary2/10/2025

Full Bill Text

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