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TN HB0956
Bill
Status
2/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Shaundelle Brooks
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AI Summary
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Requires all firearm sales and transfers to go through a licensed gun dealer or be conducted by a gun dealer, with limited exceptions
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Exempts transfers of antique firearms, transactions between dealers/wholesalers, transfers to law enforcement or military agencies, and temporary transfers for lawful purposes
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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
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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
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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