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TN HB 599

died on adjournment

Criminal Offenses - 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.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

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Quick answers

Did TN HB 599 pass?

No. TN HB 599 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-09): Re-ref. to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

What is TN HB 599 about?

TN HB 599 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Criminal Offenses - 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.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 599?

Freeman is the primary sponsor of TN HB 599.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2026-04-09 — Re-ref. to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Freemanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-09

    Re-ref. to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-04-08

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

  3. 2026-04-07

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

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-04-07

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

  5. 2026-04-07

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-04-01

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

  7. 2026-03-25

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

  8. 2026-03-18

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

  9. 2026-02-04

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

  10. 2026-01-28

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

  11. 2026-01-26

    Meeting Canceled

  12. 2026-01-21

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

  13. 2025-04-01

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

  14. 2025-03-26

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

  15. 2025-03-26

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

  16. 2025-03-19

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

  17. 2025-02-05

    P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  18. 2025-02-05

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  19. 2025-02-03

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  20. 2025-01-30

    Filed for introduction

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/7/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-07 · pass · 18-0

  • HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 4/7/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-04-07 · pass · 9-0

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0599&ga=114

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