Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 167: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts "MaKayla's Law," which amends the offense of reckless endangerment to specifically include a person's reckless failure to render inoperable or safely secure or lock a firearm, resulting in a child under 13 gaining possession of the firearm and injuring or killing the child or another. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13.

In committee Last action April 1, 2025: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

Plain-language summary

HB 167 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts "MaKayla's Law," which amends the offense of reckless endangerment to specifically include a person's reckless failure to render inoperable or safely secure or lock a firearm, resulting in a child under 13 gaining possession of the firearm and injuring or killing the child or another. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13. Primary sponsor: Bo Mitchell (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 1, 2025): Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Bo Mitchell (Democratic).