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TN HB0948
Bill
Status
2/18/2026
Primary Sponsor
Shaundelle Brooks
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AI Summary
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Requires respondents subject to orders of protection to transfer all firearms to a court-designated law enforcement agency within 48 hours of the order's issuance
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Prohibits firearm possession for the duration of any active order of protection
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Mandates submission of a law enforcement receipt and affidavit of firearms dispossession to the court within 3 business days
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Applies the same 48-hour firearm surrender requirement to defendants convicted under domestic assault statutes (Section 39-13-111)
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Administrative Office of the Courts must develop and post a standardized affidavit of firearms dispossession form; provisions take effect July 1, 2025 for offenses committed on or after that date
Legislative Description
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to firearms dispossession.
Domestic Violence
Last Action
Failed in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
2/18/2026