TN HB 949
died on adjournmentFirearms and Ammunition - 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.
Tennessee · 114S1 · lower
Quick answers
Did TN HB 949 pass?
No. TN HB 949 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): Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
What is TN HB 949 about?
TN HB 949 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Firearms and Ammunition - 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.”.
Who sponsors TN HB 949?
Brooks is the primary sponsor of TN HB 949.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-06
- Latest action
- 2026-03-25 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of 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
2025-02-05
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
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
2025-03-12
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
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-03-26
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
2025-03-26
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025
2025-03-27
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-04-01
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
2025-04-04
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-03-04
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-03-18
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026
2026-03-25
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Versions
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Votes
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Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 1183
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