Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB2958
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16; Title 18, Chapter 4; Title 33, Chapter 3; Title 38, Chapter 6; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 68, Chapter 11, relative to the transfer of firearms.
Subject: Firearms and Ammunition
Description: As introduced, requires, subject to certain exemptions, that a sale or transfer of a firearm be done through a federally licensed gun dealer; creates a Class B misdemeanor offense for sales or transfers that are not conducted through a gun dealer; changes the time frame for clerks of court to report certain mental health adjudications from no later than three business days to within 72 hours; changes the time frame for clerks of court to report a final disposition of a criminal proceeding to the Tennessee bureau of investigation from not later than 30 days to within 72 hours. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 18, Chapter 4; Title 33, Chapter 3; Title 38, Chapter 6; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 68, Chapter 11.
Session: 113th General Assembly
Last Action: Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee
Last Action Date: February 15, 2024
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Raumesh Akbari (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 33)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 15, 2024 | Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2024 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Feb 14, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
