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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 Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

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.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bo MitchellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse50

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
  2. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025
  3. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
  4. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025
  5. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
  6. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
  7. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  8. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
  9. Intro., P1C.
  10. Filed for introduction

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source