TN HB 599
died on adjournmentCriminal 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
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
2025-01-30
Filed for introduction
filing
2025-02-03
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2025-02-05
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-02-05
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2025-03-19
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
2025-03-26
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
2025-03-26
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025
2025-04-01
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2026
2026-01-21
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 1/28/2026
2026-01-26
Meeting Canceled
2026-01-28
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/4/2026
2026-02-04
Def. to Special Calendar to be Published with Final Calendar in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2026-03-18
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026
2026-03-25
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/1/2026
2026-04-01
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/7/2026
2026-04-07
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-07
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/7/2026
2026-04-07
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2026-04-08
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026
2026-04-09
Re-ref. to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
referral-committee
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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
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 34
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