HB0949Introduced in the House
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms.
Introduced by Shaundelle Brooks, District 60
What does this bill do?
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Official description
As introduced, creates a criminal offense of storing or keeping a firearm in any place if the firearm is not secured in a locked container or equipped with a tamper-resistant mechanical lock or other safety device that is properly engaged so as to render the firearm inoperable by any person other than the owner or another lawfully authorized user; punishes a violation of the offense as a Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
Where it stands
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
March 25, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.
Bill history
Filed for introduction
Sponsor(s) Added.
Intro., P1C.
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Sponsor(s) Added.
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Sponsor(s) Added.
Sponsor(s) Added.
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
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