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SB0957 • 2026

Firearms and Ammunition

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms.

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Sponsor
Lamar, Camper
Last action
2025-04-08
Official status
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on enforcement mechanisms or additional penalties beyond classifying the offense as a Class E felony.

Firearms and Ammunition Act

This bill makes it illegal to possess, manufacture, transport, repair, or sell a device that can convert a weapon to shoot automatically without reloading, unless certain exceptions apply.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes it against the law for someone to have, make, move, fix, or sell a switch or auto sear device designed to change how a gun works so it fires more than one shot with just one trigger pull.
  • Defines this illegal activity as a Class E felony in Tennessee.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who make, sell, or use firearms and related parts in Tennessee.

Terms To Know

Class E felony
A serious crime that can lead to prison time and fines.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify who exactly is exempt under the National Firearms Act.
  • It's unclear how this new rule will be enforced or what penalties might apply beyond a Class E felony charge.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

  2. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  3. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026

  4. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  5. 2025-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

  6. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/8/2025

  7. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/8/2025

  8. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2025

  9. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025

  10. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

  11. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025

  12. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025

  13. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025

  14. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

  15. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025

  16. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  17. 2025-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025

  18. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/4/2025

  19. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  20. 2025-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  21. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  22. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  23. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  24. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  25. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

This bill generally establishes that a person commits a Class E felony who
intentionally or knowingly possesses, manufactures, transports,
repairs
,
or sells
a
switch or auto sear device designed, made, or intended for use in converting a weapon to shoot automatically more than one

shot, without manual reloading, by a single function or pull of the trigger.
However, i
t is an exception to
suc
h offense
that the person acquiring or possessing
such
a weapon is in full compliance with the requirements of the
federal
National Firearms Act
.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 1082
By Camper

SENATE BILL 957
By Lamar

SB0957
003173
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39,
Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1302(a), is amended by
adding the following as a new subdivision:
(8) A switch or auto sear device designed, made, or intended for use in
converting a weapon to shoot automatically more than one (1) shot, without manual
reloading, by a single function or pull of the trigger.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1302(d), is amended by
deleting "(a)(3) or (a)(4)" and substituting "(a)(3) or (a)(8)".
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1302(f), is amended by adding
the following as a new subdivision:
(5) An offense under subdivision (a)(8) is a Class E felony.
SECTION 4. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.