--- type: "Bill" title: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, treats a licensed firearms dealer the same as a private citizen by allowing the dealer to occasionally sell, exchange, or transfer firearms from the dealer's personal collection without conducting a background check on the buyer; clarifies that the criminal history records check requirements do not apply to an occasional sale of a used or second-hand firearm by a person who is not engaged in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in firearms. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13." description: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, treats a licensed firearms dealer the same as a private citizen by allowing the dealer to occasionally sell, exchange, or transfer firearms from the dealer's personal collection without conducting a background check on the buyer; clarifies that the criminal history records check requirements do not apply to an occasional sale of a used or second-hand firearm by a person who is not engaged in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in firearms. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13." jurisdiction: "us/states/tn" legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly" session: "110" identifier: "SB 145" citation: "Tennessee SB 145 (110)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Firearms and Ammunition"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Beavers", "Rogers"] version_count: 1 action_count: 42 vote_count: 1 first_action: "2017-01-17" last_action: "2017-05-03" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef6a260f-c3be-439f-aab5-7fef9df4e5dd" source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0145&GA=110" source_hash: "870c3d1414828380397d95057f213924edc9571966a5ec4d361b5b23fa20b72b" 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 SB 145 (110) — Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, treats a licensed firearms dealer the same as a private citizen by allowing the dealer to occasionally sell, exchange, or transfer firearms from the dealer's personal collection without conducting a background check on the buyer; clarifies that the criminal history records check requirements do not apply to an occasional sale of a used or second-hand firearm by a person who is not engaged in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in firearms. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB0145.pdf) ## Votes - SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/21/2017 Passed (1) — **7–2** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Beavers — primary (person) - Rogers — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2017-01-17** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1` - **2017-01-24** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2017-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2017-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction` - **2017-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee - **2017-02-01** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2017-02-01** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee` - **2017-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/8/2017 - **2017-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/15/2017 - **2017-03-08** Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/15/2017 - **2017-03-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2017 - **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/22/2017 - **2017-03-15** Meeting Cancelled. Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/22/17 - **2017-03-21** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee - **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/28/2017 - **2017-03-22** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee` - **2017-03-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/30/2017 - **2017-03-28** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2017 - **2017-03-30** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/3/2017 - **2017-03-30** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/3/2017 - **2017-03-30** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/3/2017 - **2017-04-03** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/6/2017 - **2017-04-03** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2017-04-03** Passed H., as am., Ayes 78, Nays 14, PNV 1 `passage` - **2017-04-03** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0200) `amendment-passage` - **2017-04-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/6/2017 - **2017-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. - **2017-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2017-04-06** Companion House Bill substituted - **2017-04-06** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. - **2017-04-06** Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 3 `passage` - **2017-04-06** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0269) - **2017-04-06** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. - **2017-04-06** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2017-04-10** Signed by H. Speaker - **2017-04-11** Signed by Senate Speaker - **2017-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt` - **2017-04-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature` - **2017-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 185 - **2017-05-03** Pub. Ch. 185 - **2017-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/19/2017 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ef6a260f-c3be-439f-aab5-7fef9df4e5dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).