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

HB 947: 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.

In committee Last action April 1, 2026: Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee

Plain-language summary

HB 947 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Shaundelle Brooks (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 1, 2026): Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Shaundelle Brooks (Democratic).