Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, expands the definition of "machine gun" to include any part, or combination of parts, designed and intended solely for use in converting a firearm into a machine gun; increases the c, the official text

..·• ....

.··:v.

/fji,•"               , )',_.,).

{ ~(: =:=:;;:;~;~:~;~, J JgJ;

         ·•- .......

~tate of \!tennessee

PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 513

                                                 HOUSE BILL NO. 1093

                      By Mr. Speaker Sexton, Representatives Farmer, Hardaway

                                       Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 1075

                                             By Senators Johnson, Rose

         AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to firearms.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1301, is amended by deleting
subdivision (10) and substituting:

                    (10) "Machine gun" means any firearm that is capable of shooting more than two
          (2) shots automatically, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger and
          includes any part, or combination of parts, designed and intended solely for use in
          converting a firearm into a machine gun;

          SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1302(f)(2), is amended by
deleting "(a)(2)-(4)" and substituting "(a)(2)".

          SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1302(f)(3), is amended by
deleting "(a)(5)" and substituting "(a)(3) or (a)(5)".

          SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1302(c)(1 ), is amended by
deleting "(a)(1)-(4)" and substituting "(a)(1)-(3)".

          SECTION 5. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1302(d), is amended by
deleting "or (a)(4)".

          SECTION 6. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1307(b)(1 ), is amended by
deleting ", and" and substituting ", or firearm ammunition and".

          SECTION 7. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1307(c)(1), is amended by
deleting "handgun and" and substituting "handgun or handgun ammunition and".

          SECTION 8. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-35-303, is amended by deleting
subsection (a) and substituting:

                    (1) A defendant is eligible for probation under this chapter if the sentence actually
          imposed upon the defendant is ten (10) years or less; however, a defendant is not
          eligible for probation under this chapter if convicted of a violation of:

                               (A) Section 39-13-102(a)(1 )(A)(iii), if the offense involved the use of a
                    firearm from within a motor vehicle, as defined by§ 55-1-103;

                               (8) Section 39-13-213(a)(2);

                               (C) Section 39-13-304;

                               (D) Section 39-13-402;

                               (E) Section 39-13-504;

                               (F) Section 39-13-532;

                               (G) Section 39-15-402;
H81093
                              (H) Section 39-17-417(b) or (i);
                              (I) Section 39-17-1003;
                              (J) Section 39-17-1004; or
                              (K) Section 39-17-1005.

                    (2) A defendant is also eligible for probation pursuant to§ 40-36-106(e)(3).
          SECTION 9. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-35-501, is amended by deleting
subdivision (cc)(2)(A) and substituting:

                    (A) Except as provided in subsection (gg), aggravated assault, as defined in §
          39-13-102(a)(1 )(A)(iii) or § 39-13-102(a)(1 )(B)(iii), if the offense involved the use of a
          deadly weapon;
          SECTION 10. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-35-501, is amended by adding
the following as a new subsection:

                     (gg) Notwithstanding this section to the contrary, there is no release eligibility for
          a person committing the offense of aggravated assault, as defined in § 39-13-
           102(a)(1 )(A)(iii), if the offense involved the use of a firearm from within a motor vehicle,
          as defined by § 55-1-103, on or after July 1, 2025. The person shall serve one hundred
           percent (100%) of the sentence imposed by the court undiminished by any sentence
           reduction credits the person may be eligible for or earn. The person must be permitted to
           earn any credits for which the person is eligible, and the credits may be used for the
           purpose of increased privileges, reduced security classification, or for a purpose other
           than the reduction of the sentence imposed by the court.
           SECTION 11. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.

                                                                  2
                       HOUSE BILL NO. 1093

PASSED:  April 22, 2025

                            .j --_,,.,,

                                 ,,__.,~"

                         CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                         RANDY MC"ALLY
                            SPEAKER OF THE SENATE

.21"3"" APPROVED this  day of p/\Q/:-L),    2025
                         l

   ~lb-

BILL LEE, GOVERNOR