2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB0956: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 54; Title 38, Chapter 3, Part 1 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to the transfer of firearms.
Legislative Summary
As introduced, requires, subject to certain exemptions, that a sale or transfer of a firearm be done through a federally licensed gun dealer; creates a Class B misdemeanor offense for sales or transfers that are not conducted through a gun dealer. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54; Title 38, Chapter 3, Part 1 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
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Bill History
2/4/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Shaundelle Brooks
Democrat