TN HB 947
died on adjournmentFirearms 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 · lower
Quick answers
Did TN HB 947 pass?
No. TN HB 947 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 (2026-04-01): Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee
What is TN HB 947 about?
TN HB 947 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 HB 947?
Brooks is the primary sponsor of TN HB 947.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-06
- Latest action
- 2026-04-01 — Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Brooksprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-04
Filed for introduction
filing
2025-02-06
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2025-02-10
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2025-02-11
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-02-19
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-02-20
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-02-24
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-02-25
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-03-12
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
2025-03-19
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
2025-03-19
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025
2025-03-25
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-03-26
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
2025-03-26
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-27
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-04-02
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025
2025-04-02
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025
2025-04-09
No Action Taken
2026-02-25
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2026
2026-03-04
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026
2026-03-04
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/11/2026
2026-03-11
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026
2026-03-11
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2026
2026-03-18
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
2026-03-18
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026
2026-03-25
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026
2026-03-25
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026
2026-04-01
Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee
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Votes
HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/26/2025 Passed (1)
2025-03-26 · pass · 6-2
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 1191
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