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HB0599Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms.

Introduced

Introduced by Bob Freeman, District 56

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As introduced, creates a Class A misdemeanor for knowingly giving, selling, lending, delivering, or otherwise transferring 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. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Where it stands

Re-ref. to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

April 9, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · April 7, 2026

18

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

18 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Rebecca Alexander7Yes
Rick Eldridge10Yes
Fred Atchley12Yes
Andrew Farmer17Yes
Tom Stinnett20Yes
Lowell Russell21Yes
Ron Travis31Yes
Richard Scarbrough33Yes
Kelly Keisling38Yes
William Lamberth44Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  6. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025

  7. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

  8. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2026

  9. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 1/28/2026

  10. Meeting Canceled

  11. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/4/2026

  12. Def. to Special Calendar to be Published with Final Calendar in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  13. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026

  14. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/1/2026

  15. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/7/2026

  16. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  17. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/7/2026

  18. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  19. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  20. Re-ref. to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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