2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0949: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms.

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

2/4/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/6/20258.2 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/6/20258.2 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/4/20258.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/13/2025169.7 KB