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Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB2123

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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: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee

Last Action Date: April 2, 2024

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Heidi Campbell (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 33)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Apr 2, 2024 Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate Apr 1, 2024 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2024
Senate Apr 1, 2024 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2024
Senate Mar 27, 2024 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2024
Senate Mar 26, 2024 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2024
Senate Mar 20, 2024 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/26/2024
Senate Mar 20, 2024 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2024
Senate Mar 19, 2024 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/20/2024
Senate Mar 19, 2024 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/20/2024
Senate Mar 13, 2024 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
Senate Mar 5, 2024 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/12/2024
Senate Feb 28, 2024 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/5/2024
Senate Feb 1, 2024 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate Jan 31, 2024 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate Jan 29, 2024 Filed for introduction
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Draft Jan 31, 2024 state link bill text
Draft Jan 29, 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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