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2 | 2 | SENATE BILL 34 | |
3 | 3 | By Campbell | |
4 | 4 | ||
5 | 5 | HOUSE BILL 599 | |
6 | 6 | By Freeman | |
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8 | 8 | ||
9 | 9 | HB0599 | |
10 | 10 | 000533 | |
11 | 11 | - 1 - | |
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13 | 13 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, | |
14 | 14 | Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms. | |
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16 | 16 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: | |
17 | 17 | SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1316, is amended by adding | |
18 | 18 | the following as a new subsection: | |
19 | 19 | (s) | |
20 | 20 | (1) It is an offense to knowingly give, sell, lend, deliver, or otherwise | |
21 | 21 | transfer a firearm to a person when the transferor knows or reasonably should | |
22 | 22 | know that the person receiving the firearm is prohibited from purchasing or | |
23 | 23 | possessing a firearm under state or federal law. | |
24 | 24 | (2) A violation of this subsection (s) is a Class A misdemeanor. | |
25 | 25 | SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it, and | |
26 | 26 | applies to transfers of firearms made on or after such date. |