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

HB 948: Domestic Violence - As introduced, requires a person who is convicted of domestic assault or subject to an order of protection to dispossess any firearm in the person's possession by transferring the firearm to a law enforcement agency and to provide the court with an affidavit of dispossession of firearms and a receipt from the law enforcement agency. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 39 and Title 40.

In committee Last action February 18, 2026: Failed in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

Plain-language summary

HB 948 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Domestic Violence - As introduced, requires a person who is convicted of domestic assault or subject to an order of protection to dispossess any firearm in the person's possession by transferring the firearm to a law enforcement agency and to provide the court with an affidavit of dispossession of firearms and a receipt from the law enforcement agency. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 39 and Title 40. Primary sponsor: Shaundelle Brooks (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): Failed in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Shaundelle Brooks (Democratic).