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

SB 34: 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

SB 34 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 6, 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: Heidi Campbell (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 9, 2026): Sponsor(s) Added.

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
Heidi CampbellPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate20

“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. Sponsor(s) Added.
  2. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0933)
  3. Failed to pass Senate, Ayes 11, Nays 21
  4. Re-refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  5. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026
  6. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 1
  7. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026
  8. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2026
  9. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026
  10. Reset on Final calendar of Senate Judiciary Committee
  11. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/24/2026
  12. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/24/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

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