HOUSE BILL 599
By Freeman
SENATE BILL 34
By Campbell
SB0034
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39,
Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1316, is amended by adding
the following as a new subsection:
(s)
(1) It is an offense to knowingly give, sell, lend, deliver, or otherwise
transfer a firearm to a person when the transferor knows or reasonably should
know that the person receiving the firearm is prohibited from purchasing or
possessing a firearm under state or federal law.
(2) A violation of this subsection (s) is a Class A misdemeanor.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it, and
applies to transfers of firearms made on or after such date.