HB0948

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to firearms dispossession.

Failed·2/18/26

Tennessee HB0948 amends firearms dispossession laws, requiring respondents to surrender firearms within 48 hours and submit a receipt to the court.

Tennessee HB0948 amends several sections of the Tennessee Code Annotated to revise firearms dispossession procedures. It mandates that respondents surrender any firearms within 48 hours to a designated law enforcement agency and submit a receipt to the court within three business days. The law enforcement agency must issue a receipt identifying all surrendered firearms and retain a copy. The administrative office of the courts is tasked with developing an affidavit of firearms dispossession form, which can be obtained by the defendant from the court or its website.

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Roll Call Votes

HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Failed in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

1 Yea

D

7 Nay

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Calendar

Apr 2, 2025

1:30 PM

House State & Local Government Committee Hearing

Mar 26, 2025

3:00 PM

House Cities & Counties Subcommittee Hearing

History

Feb 18

House

Failed in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

Feb 11

House

Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/18/2026

Apr 8, 2025

House

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