Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee House Bill HB0599 Compare Versions

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1313 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39,
1414 Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms.
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1616 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
1717 SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1316, is amended by adding
1818 the following as a new subsection:
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2020 (1) It is an offense to knowingly give, sell, lend, deliver, or otherwise
2121 transfer a firearm to a person when the transferor knows or reasonably should
2222 know that the person receiving the firearm is prohibited from purchasing or
2323 possessing a firearm under state or federal law.
2424 (2) A violation of this subsection (s) is a Class A misdemeanor.
2525 SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it, and
2626 applies to transfers of firearms made on or after such date.