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type: "Bill"
title: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, creates a Class A misdemeanor offense for the transfer of a firearm to a person knowing that the person: has been judicially committed to a mental institution or adjudicated as a mental defective unless the person's right to possess firearms has been restored; or is receiving inpatient mental health or substance abuse treatment at a hospital or treatment resource. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 33 and Title 39, Chapter 17."
description: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, creates a Class A misdemeanor offense for the transfer of a firearm to a person knowing that the person: has been judicially committed to a mental institution or adjudicated as a mental defective unless the person's right to possess firearms has been restored; or is receiving inpatient mental health or substance abuse treatment at a hospital or treatment resource. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 33 and Title 39, Chapter 17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 754"
citation: "Tennessee HB 754 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Firearms and Ammunition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Smith"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 39
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8e24c79-52a2-4acc-a574-7a4193197ff7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0754&GA=111"
source_hash: "1bc53f899776373597b5b742dcf5e2da4816d4a8076551b24ca05eee528efc71"
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 754 (111) — Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, creates a Class A misdemeanor offense for the transfer of a firearm to a person knowing that the person: has been judicially committed to a mental institution or adjudicated as a mental defective unless the person's right to possess firearms has been restored; or is receiving inpatient mental health or substance abuse treatment at a hospital or treatment resource. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 33 and Title 39, Chapter 17.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0196** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0196.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0331** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0331.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0399** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0399.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0754.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/27/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/30/2019 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/9/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2019 Passed (1) — **93–2** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS & SENTENCING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary 3/20/2019 (5) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/23/2019 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/15/2019 4/11/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bell — primary (person)
- Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-11** Assigned to s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2019-02-27** Placed on s/c cal Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee for 3/6/2019
- **2019-03-06** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee of Judiciary
- **2019-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee for 3/20/2019
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-20** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2019
- **2019-04-04** Re-ref. Judiciary
- **2019-04-08** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 4/9/2019
- **2019-04-09** 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 4/15/2019
- **2019-04-15** Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 2, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2019-04-15** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0196) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-15** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0331) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-17** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/23/2019
- **2019-04-23** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-04-25** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-30** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0399)
- **2019-04-30** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-04-30** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-05-07** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-05-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-14** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-29** Pub. Ch. 432
- **2019-05-29** Effective date(s) 05/21/2019
- **2019-05-29** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 432
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8e24c79-52a2-4acc-a574-7a4193197ff7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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