Tennessee Senate Bill SB0993

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/5/25

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 10; Title 29; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 50 and Title 70, relative to weapons.

Summary

This bill amends Tennessee’s weapons-related law in Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-17-1354(a) by changing a time period from 30 days to 60 days. Based on the bill text alone, the measure appears to adjust a procedural deadline or waiting period within the state’s firearms/weapons regulatory framework rather than creating a new weapons offense or broad policy change. The bill takes effect July 1, 2025, and would update the referenced statute accordingly. Because the caption references multiple titles of the Tennessee Code but the operative language changes only one subsection, the practical legal effect is narrow and targeted to the specific weapons provision identified in Title 39.

Impact

The bill would directly amend Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-17-1354(a) by extending a statutory period from 30 days to 60 days. That change would alter the timing requirements for the affected weapons-related process, potentially affecting individuals, businesses, or agencies that must comply with the deadline in that section. No other statutes are changed in the operative text, despite the broader caption.

Sentiment

No committee transcripts or recorded votes were provided, so there is no direct evidence of debate, support, or opposition in the available materials. The bill’s narrow scope and technical nature suggest it is likely a procedural adjustment rather than a highly controversial policy proposal, but that cannot be confirmed from the record provided.

Contention

There are no documented points of contention in the supplied transcripts or voting history. If any disagreement existed, it would most likely concern the practical effect of doubling the statutory time period from 30 to 60 days in the weapons law at issue, including whether the longer deadline helps compliance or delays enforcement/processing.