SB0632

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 54; Section 38-3-119 and Title 39, Chapter 17, relative to firearms.

Introduced·1/31/25

Tennessee SB0632 regulates assault weapons and semiautomatic rifles by requiring prior owners to apply for a certificate of possession and outlining.

Tennessee SB0632 amends state law to regulate assault weapons and semiautomatic rifles. Owners of assault weapons who possessed them before July 1, 2025, must apply for a certificate of possession by July 1, 2026. The Tennessee Department of Safety must create the application and certificate by January 1, 2026. Owners must submit the certificate to the department and local law enforcement by January 1, 2027. Owners who obtain an assault weapon after the effective date must either render it inoperable, sell it to a licensed dealer, or remove it from the state within 90 days.

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Where it stands

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Judiciary Committee
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Committee decision

Sponsors

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Calendar

Mar 23

12:00 PM

Senate Judiciary Hearing

History

Mar 24

Senate

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

Mar 23

Senate

Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026

Mar 23

Senate

Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2026