All Roll Calls
Yes: 157 • No: 20
TennesseeHB 1093114th General Assembly (2025-2026)House
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to firearms.
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Signed by Governor
Firearms and Ammunition
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Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Probation eligibility for shorter prison sentences
Tennessee law makes defendants eligible for probation when their actual sentence is 10 years or less, except for listed convictions. Eligibility does not guarantee probation. Exceptions in § 40-35-303(a)(1)(A)–(K) include specified assault, vehicular homicide, kidnapping, robbery, sex, child-abuse, and drug offenses. The law preserves the separate probation path under § 40-36-106(e)(3).
Broader rules for weapons and ammunition
Tennessee defines a machine gun as a firearm that automatically fires more than two shots with one trigger function, without manual reloading. The definition also covers any part or combination of parts designed and intended solely to convert firearms into machine guns. Specified firearm restrictions now also cover firearm and handgun ammunition. In § 39-17-1302, (f)(2) now refers only to (a)(2), and (f)(3) refers to (a)(3) or (a)(5). Also, (c)(1) refers to (a)(1)–(3), and (d) no longer refers to (a)(4). The supplied text does not identify those weapon categories or explain each cross-reference change's practical effect.
Full sentences for vehicle firearm assaults
For offenses committed on or after July 1, 2025, specified aggravated assaults using a firearm from inside a motor vehicle require serving 100% of the court-imposed sentence. This applies to convictions under § 39-13-102(a)(1)(A)(iii). Credits cannot shorten the sentence, but can still support privileges, lower security levels, or other purposes that do not shorten it. The law also changes the release-rule category for deadly-weapon assaults under § 39-13-102(a)(1)(A)(iii) or (B)(iii), subject to the special vehicle-firearm rule. The supplied text does not give the release calculation for that broader category.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
Andrew Farmer
Republican • House
T.J. Hardaway
Democrat • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/22/2025
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2025
Yes: 23 • No: 8
House vote • 4/21/2025
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 4/21/2025
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025
Yes: 67 • No: 12
House vote • 4/17/2025
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE
Yes: 27 • No: 0
House vote • 4/17/2025
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE
Yes: 11 • No: 0
House vote • 3/19/2025
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
Yes: 22 • No: 0
House vote • 3/12/2025
HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE
Yes: 7 • No: 0
Bill Text
HA0122 (Substitute)
4/21/2025
Enrolled / Public Chapter
Fiscal Note
Introduced
SA0393
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