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Proposed Tennessee Firearm Legislation HB1161

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 67, Chapter 6, relative to firearms.

Subject: Firearms and Ammunition

Description: As introduced, requires, when neither the seller nor purchaser of a firearm is a licensed gun dealer, that the transaction be completed through a licensed gun dealer, and that the dealer perform the same criminal history record check required for purchases from licensed gun dealers. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 67, Chapter 6.

Session: 112th General Assembly

Last Action: Failed in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee

Last Action Date: April 6, 2021

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Mike Stewart (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 99)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Apr 6, 2021 Failed in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee
House Mar 31, 2021 Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/6/2021
House Mar 23, 2021 Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 4/6/2021
House Mar 17, 2021 Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
House Feb 24, 2021 Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
House Feb 24, 2021 P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
House Feb 22, 2021 Intro., P1C.
House Feb 10, 2021 Filed for introduction
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Draft Feb 10, 2021 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

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