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type: "Bill"
title: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, prohibits the purchase or possession of a firearm by a person under 25 if the person was previously adjudicated delinquent for an act that, if committed by an adult, would have constituted certain offenses; allows the TBI access to juvenile court records for the limited purpose of performing a background check prior to the transfer of a firearm or to determine eligibility for a handgun carry permit pursuant to existing law. - Amends TCA Title 18; Title 37 and Title 39."
description: "Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, prohibits the purchase or possession of a firearm by a person under 25 if the person was previously adjudicated delinquent for an act that, if committed by an adult, would have constituted certain offenses; allows the TBI access to juvenile court records for the limited purpose of performing a background check prior to the transfer of a firearm or to determine eligibility for a handgun carry permit pursuant to existing law. - Amends TCA Title 18; Title 37 and Title 39."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1600"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1600 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Firearms and Ammunition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Williams"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 39
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2023-09-27"
last_action: "2024-05-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c948ff51-db82-4f7f-998d-09b920465cb5"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1600&GA=113"
source_hash: "1d38cb16d7cad834927f4f1b5208ad28887bba07db84c5a384a6266b0879dfff"
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 1600 (113) — Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, prohibits the purchase or possession of a firearm by a person under 25 if the person was previously adjudicated delinquent for an act that, if committed by an adult, would have constituted certain offenses; allows the TBI access to juvenile court records for the limited purpose of performing a background check prior to the transfer of a firearm or to determine eligibility for a handgun carry permit pursuant to existing law. - Amends TCA Title 18; Title 37 and Title 39.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA1012** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1012.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1063** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1063.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA1115** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1115.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0960** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0960.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1600.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 4/3/2024 (6) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 4/3/2024 (5) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/10/2024 — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2024 (4) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2024 4/17/2024 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/10/2024 (5) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2024 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY HAZLEWOOD PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2024 Passed — **940** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2024 Passed (1) — **892** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/25/2024 Passed — **238** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Williams — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-09-27** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-10** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/13/2024
- **2024-02-13** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee
- **2024-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-19** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-20** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-27** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2024
- **2024-03-27** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2024
- **2024-04-03** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/9/2024
- **2024-04-03** Rec for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-10** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024
- **2024-04-10** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-10** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2024
- **2024-04-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2024
- **2024-04-17** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-17** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2024
- **2024-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-17** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-04-22** Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 2, PNV 5 `passage`
- **2024-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA1063) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-22** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1115) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-22** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1012) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-23** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-25** Passed Senate, Ayes 23, Nays 8 `passage`
- **2024-04-25** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0960)
- **2024-04-25** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-30** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-28** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-28** Pub. Ch. 973
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c948ff51-db82-4f7f-998d-09b920465cb5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).