SB 1244 - HB 1210
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
March 6, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Natalie Dusek | Email: natalie.dusek@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
SB 1244 - HB 1210
SUMMARY OF BILL: Requires the respondent on an order of protection who dispossesses
firearms by transferring possession to a third party who is not prohibited from possessing firearms,
to specify the name of the third party and the physical address where all firearms are located on the
affidavit of firearms dispossession form. Requires the third party to sign the affidavit of firearms
dispossession form to acknowledge receipt of the firearms.
FISCAL IMPACT:
NOT SIGNIFICANT
Assumptions:
• Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-625(b), a respondent is required to dispossess all
firearms by any lawful means, such as transferring possession to a third-party who is not
prohibited from possessing firearms, within 48 hours when issued an order of protection.
The respondent is also required to complete and return an affidavit of firearms
dispossession form to the court that issued the order of protection.
• The proposed legislation requires a respondent who lawfully dispossesses firearms by
transferring possession to a third party to specify the name of the third party and the
physical address where all firearms are located. It additionally requires the third party to sign
the affidavit of firearms dispossession form to acknowledge receipt of the respondent’s
firearms.
• It is reasonably assumed that the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) can make the
required changes to the affidavit of firearms dispossession form and post the updated form
on the website within existing resources.
• Any fiscal impact to the AOC or the state or local courts is therefore assumed to be not
significant.
• Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-625(h), it is a Class A misdemeanor offense for a
person subject to an order of protection to knowingly fail to surrender or transfer all
firearms in the respondent’s possession.
• It is assumed that requiring a respondent to specify the name of the third party and the
address where all firearms are located will not result in an increase in Class A misdemeanor
convictions for failure to surrender or transfer firearms.
• Any increase in local expenditures related to incarceration is therefore estimated to be not
significant.
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CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director