Tennessee - Session 114
Title: 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.
This bill prohibits a person from sell ing or transfer ring ownership of a firearm, or purchas ing or obtain ing ownership of a firearm, unless the sale or transfer constitutes one of the following scenarios: The seller or transferor is a gun dealer . The seller or transferor makes the sale or transfer to or through a gun dealer and obtains a receipt . The sale or transfer of ownership of the firearm is a firearm classified as an antique firearm under federal law; a transfer of a firearm between gun dealers or between wholesalers and dealers; o r a transfer of any firearm to a law enforcement or military agency . The transferor is transferring ownership of the firearm to a family member by gift, bequest, or inheritance; the transferee is not prohibited from possessing a firearm under law ; and the transferee is at least 18 . The transferor is transferring ownership of the firearm with the intent that the transfer be temporary ; neither the transferor nor the transferee is prohibited from possessing a firearm under law; and the purpose of the transfer is not prohibited by law. This bill provides that a person who intentionally violates this bill commits a Class B misdemeanor , punishable by a fine not less than $500 no r more than $10,000 and imprisonment for a period not to exceed nine months. A dditionally, a person so convicted is prohibited from possessing a firearm for two years.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-04 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-25 | Status | failed |
| 2026-03-25 | Latest Action | Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1441 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal impersonation. | in_committee |
| HB 1639 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 20 and Section 38-3-114, relative to the office of homeland security. | in_committee |
| HB 1642 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 10-7-504, relative to the expiration dates of public records exceptions. | enrolled |
| HB 1710 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. | in_committee |
| HB 1815 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 8; Title 29; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to arrestees. | enrolled |
| HB 1871 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-13-210 and Title 40, relative to second degree murder. | in_committee |
| HB 1911 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7, relative to public records. | in_committee |
| HB 2013 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 40; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to psychotropic drugs. | in_committee |