Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB0243
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 1; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 40, relative to criminal offenses.
Subject: Criminal Offenses
Description: As introduced, creates a Class E felony for altering or defacing a permanent distinguishing number on a firearm and selling, purchasing, or possessing such a firearm with a mandatory minimum sentence of 180 days incarceration. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 1; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 40.
Session: 114th General Assembly
Last Action: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/25/2025
Last Action Date: February 19, 2025
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Paul Bailey (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 33)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2025 | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/25/2025 |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2025 | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2025 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Feb 11, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Draft | Jan 30, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Draft | Jan 22, 2025 | 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
