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Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB2735

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Legislation Overview

Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to firearms transactions.

Subject: Firearms and Ammunition

Description: As introduced, creates a Class E felony that is committed when a person provides to a gun dealer or private seller of firearms what the person knows to be materially false information with intent to deceive the dealer or seller about the legality of a transfer of a firearm; creates a Class E felony that is committed when a person knowingly obtains a firearm for the purposes of transferring the firearm to another who is prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm by state or federal law. - Amends TCA Title 39.

Session: 113th General Assembly

Last Action: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Last Action Date: February 7, 2024

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Caleb Hemmer (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 99)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 7, 2024 Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House Feb 5, 2024 P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
House Feb 1, 2024 Intro., P1C.
House Jan 31, 2024 Filed for introduction
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Draft Jan 31, 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

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