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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 599: 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.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 599 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Bob Freeman (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 9, 2026): Re-ref. to Criminal Justice Subcommittee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bob FreemanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse56

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Re-ref. to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  2. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026
  3. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
  4. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/7/2026
  5. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/7/2026
  7. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/1/2026
  8. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026
  9. Def. to Special Calendar to be Published with Final Calendar in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  10. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/4/2026
  11. Meeting Canceled
  12. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 1/28/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source