Environmental & Healthcare Legislative Watch50 States · D.C. · U.S. Congress
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Fiscal Summary STATE GOVERNMENTEXPENDITURESIncarceration$20,500 OTHER FISCAL IMPACT There will be a recurring decrease in state and local revenue related to sales taxes. A precise estimate of such decreases cannot be determined. Further, there will be a recurring decrease in revenue to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation related to background check fees of an unknown amount. Bill Summary This bill adds selective-fire firearms capable of fully automatic, semiautomatic, or burst fire at the option of the user or any of the certain listed semiautomatic firearms to the definition of an assault weapon. PROHIBITED WEAPONS This bill adds an assault weapon as defined in this bill as a prohibited weapon. This bill provides that it is an affirmative defense to prosecution that a person must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that if the weapon is an assault weapon as described in this bill, then the person possessed the weapon prior to July 1, 2025. This bill additionally adds a semiautomatic rifle as defined in this bill as a prohibited weapon. CERTIFICATE OF POSSESSION This bill requires a person in possession of an assault weapon prior to July 1, 2025, to apply for a certificate of possession by July 1, 2026. Also, this bill requires the department of safety to create the application, the certificate of possession, and the process of applying for and submitting the certificate by January 1, 2026. The certificate of possession must contain a description of the firearm that identifies it uniquely, including all identification marks, the full name, address, date of birth, and thumbprint of the owner, and any other information as the department may deem appropriate. Additionally, this bill requires a certificate of possession for each assault weapon possessed by the person be submitted to both the department an
