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HB0947Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms.

Introduced

Introduced by Shaundelle Brooks, District 60

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As introduced, enacts "Akilah's Law," which creates the offense of selling, offering to sell, delivering, or transferring a firearm to a person knowing the person has been a patient in a mental institution at any time within the previous five years. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Where it stands

Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee

April 1, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee · March 26, 2025

6

Yes

2

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

8 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Fred Atchley12No
Andrew Farmer17Yes
Lowell Russell21Yes
Richard Scarbrough33Yes
William Lamberth44Yes
Jason Powell53Yes
Clay Doggett70No
Gabby Salinas96Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  5. Sponsor(s) Added.

  6. Sponsor(s) Added.

  7. Sponsor(s) Added.

  8. Sponsor(s) Added.

  9. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  10. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025

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

  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  14. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025

  15. Sponsor(s) Added.

  16. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025

  17. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025

  18. No Action Taken

  19. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2026

  20. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/11/2026

  21. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026

  22. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2026

  23. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026

  24. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

  25. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026

  26. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026

  27. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026

  28. Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee

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