Bill Commons

TN SB 1191

died on adjournment

Firearms and Ammunition - 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.

Tennessee · 114S1 · upper

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Did TN SB 1191 pass?

No. TN SB 1191 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-25): Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee

What is TN SB 1191 about?

TN SB 1191 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Firearms and Ammunition - 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.”.

Who sponsors TN SB 1191?

Akbari is the primary sponsor of TN SB 1191.

Introduced
2025-02-10
Latest action
2026-03-25 — Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Akbariprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-25

    Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee

  2. 2026-03-24

    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

  3. 2026-03-24

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  4. 2026-03-23

    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026

  5. 2026-03-23

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  6. 2026-03-18

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026

  7. 2026-03-17

    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026

  8. 2026-03-16

    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026

  9. 2026-03-16

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  10. 2026-03-11

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026

  11. 2025-04-08

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-04-02

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

  13. 2025-04-02

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

  14. 2025-04-01

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

  15. 2025-04-01

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

  16. 2025-03-31

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

  17. 2025-03-31

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

  18. 2025-03-26

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

  19. 2025-02-12

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  20. 2025-02-10

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  21. 2025-02-06

    Filed for introduction

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee 3/25/2026 Failed

    2026-03-25 · fail · 2-6

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Gardenhire: not voting

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