Tennessee Senate Bill 2958

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-15 - Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee
Pending: Senate Delayed Bills Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

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; changes the time frame for clerks of court to report certain mental health adjudications from no later than three business days to within 72 hours; changes the time frame for clerks of court to report a final disposition of a criminal proceeding to the Tennessee bureau of investigation from not later than 30 days to within 72 hours. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 18, Chapter 4; Title 33, Chapter 3; Title 38, Chapter 6; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 68, Chapter 11.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16; Title 18, Chapter 4; Title 33, Chapter 3; Title 38, Chapter 6; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 68, Chapter 11, relative to the transfer of firearms.

Sen. Raumesh Akbari [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-15	Senate	Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee
2024-02-14	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB1593 (Crossfiled) 2024-04-03 - Returned to the Clerk's Desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2958&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2958.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB1593.pdf