Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB0588
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: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Last Action Date: March 19, 2025
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Ed Butler (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 19, 2025 | Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee |
| House | Mar 12, 2025 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 |
| House | Mar 12, 2025 | Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2025 |
| House | Mar 5, 2025 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025 |
| House | Mar 5, 2025 | Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/12/2025 |
| House | Feb 26, 2025 | Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/5/2025 |
| House | Feb 26, 2025 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025 |
| House | Feb 19, 2025 | Meeting Canceled |
| House | Feb 19, 2025 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/26/2025 |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/19/2025 |
| House | Feb 11, 2025 | Sponsor change. |
| House | Feb 11, 2025 | Sponsor(s) withdrawn. |
| House | Feb 5, 2025 | P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee |
| House | Feb 5, 2025 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| House | Feb 5, 2025 | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| House | Feb 3, 2025 | Intro., P1C. |
| House | Jan 30, 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 |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
