Environmental & Healthcare Legislative Watch50 States · D.C. · U.S. Congress
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Fiscal Summary OTHER FISCAL IMPACT There will be a recurring mandatory increase in local expenditures related to incarceration in FY25-26 and subsequent years. Due to unknown variables, a precise estimate of this increase cannot be quantified. To the extent the proposed legislation results in an increase to the number of firearms sales transacted through federally-licensed firearm dealers, there will be an increase in revenue associated with sales tax and TBI background check fees. Due to multiple unknown variables, any such impact cannot be determined with reasonable certainty. Article II, Section 24 of the Tennessee Constitution provides that: no law of general application shall impose increased expenditure requirements on cities or counties unless the General Assembly shall provide that the state share in the cost. Bill Summary This bill prohibits a person from selling or transferring ownership of a firearm, or purchasing or obtaining ownership of a firearm, unless the sale or transfer constitutes one of the following scenarios: The seller or transferor is a gun dealer. The seller or transferor makes the sale or transfer to or through a gun dealer and obtains a receipt. The sale or transfer of ownership of the firearm is a firearm classified as an antique firearm under federal law; a transfer of a firearm between gun dealers or between wholesalers and dealers; or a transfer of any firearm to a law enforcement or military agency. The transferor is transferring ownership of the firearm to a family member by gift, bequest, or inheritance; the transferee is not prohibited from possessing a firearm under law; and the transferee is at least 18. The transferor is transferring ownership of the firearm with the intent that the transfer be temporary; neither the transferor nor the transferee is prohibite
