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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, updates the definitions of \"firearm\" and \"antique firearm\" to mirror definitions under federal law; makes various changes related to updated definitions. - Amends TCA Section 39-11-106; Section 39-13-103 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13."
+description: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, updates the definitions of \"firearm\" and \"antique firearm\" to mirror definitions under federal law; makes various changes related to updated definitions. - Amends TCA Section 39-11-106; Section 39-13-103 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "111"
+identifier: "HB 712"
+citation: "Tennessee HB 712 (111)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Firearms and Ammunition"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Faison", "Roberts"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 33
+vote_count: 7
+first_action: "2019-02-05"
+last_action: "2019-05-09"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3456f50-71a8-4d86-a244-23fa3cb76602"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0712&GA=111"
+source_hash: "14fca71d61a5e99e3825ace77fd37e060f048494b6e573294df01d18f4c861e8"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee HB 712 (111) — Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, updates the definitions of "firearm" and "antique firearm" to mirror definitions under federal law; makes various changes related to updated definitions. - Amends TCA Section 39-11-106; Section 39-13-103 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA0259** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0259.pdf)
+2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0712.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/3/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/26/2019 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS & SENTENCING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary 3/27/2019 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2019 4/11/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/4/2019 Passed (2) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 4/22/2019 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2019 Passed (1) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Faison — primary (person)
+- Roberts — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
+- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
+- **2019-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2019-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2019-02-07** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2019-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
+- **2019-02-11** Assigned to s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-02-20** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/26/2019
+- **2019-02-26** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
+- **2019-03-01** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/4/2019
+- **2019-03-04** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2019-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
+- **2019-03-07** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2019-03-20** Placed on s/c cal Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee for 3/27/2019
+- **2019-03-27** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 4/3/2019
+- **2019-03-27** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2019-04-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-04-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/11/2019
+- **2019-04-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2019
+- **2019-04-18** Comp. SB subst.
+- **2019-04-18** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2019
+- **2019-04-18** Passed H., as am., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2019-04-18** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0259) `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-04-18** Subst. for comp. HB.
+- **2019-04-22** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0259) `passage`
+- **2019-04-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2019-04-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
+- **2019-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2019-04-29** Transmitted to Governor for action.
+- **2019-05-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2019-05-09** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 279
+- **2019-05-09** Pub. Ch. 279
+- **2019-05-09** Effective date(s) 05/02/2019
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f3456f50-71a8-4d86-a244-23fa3cb76602`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+