Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation SB0243
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 1; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 40, relative to criminal offenses.
Subject: Criminal Offenses
Description: As introduced, creates a Class E felony for altering or defacing a permanent distinguishing number on a firearm and selling, purchasing, or possessing such a firearm with a mandatory minimum sentence of 180 days incarceration. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 1; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 40.
Session: 114th General Assembly
Last Action: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
Last Action Date: March 25, 2025
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
1 sponsors: Paul Bailey (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 33)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 25, 2025 | Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| Senate | Mar 4, 2025 | Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2025 | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/4/2025 |
| Senate | Feb 25, 2025 | Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/4/2025 |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2025 | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/25/2025 |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2025 | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2025 | Filed for introduction |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | Feb 11, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Draft | Jan 30, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Draft | Jan 22, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| SA0042 | Amendment 1-0 to SB0243 | Mar 5, 2025 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 | 03/4/2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
