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.
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Introduced
2Passed Senate
3Passed House
4To Governor
5Became Law
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No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2026
Mar 25Failed in Senate Judiciary CommitteeLatest
Vote recorded SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee 3/25/2026 Failed. Result: fail.Upper
Mar 24Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026
Mar 24Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
Mar 23Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026
Mar 23Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2026
Mar 18Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026
Mar 17Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026
Mar 16Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026
Mar 16Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
Mar 11Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026
2025
Apr 8Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary CommitteeMinor
Apr 2Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/8/2025
Apr 2Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/8/2025
Apr 1Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025
Apr 1Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2025
Mar 31Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025
Mar 31Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
Mar 26Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025
Feb 12Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary CommitteeMinor
Feb 10Introduced, Passed on First ConsiderationMinor