HB 948 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

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.

HB 948 requires individuals convicted of domestic assault or subject to a domestic violence order of protection to surrender any firearms they possess to a law enforcement agency within 48 hours. They must then provide the court with a receipt from law enforcement and a completed affidavit of firearm dispossession within three business days. Law enforcement must issue a receipt at the time of surrender, and the court will require proof of compliance. The law applies to all such orders or convictions occurring on or after July 1, 2025.
Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Last action Feb 18, 2026
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Committee
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Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/18/2026
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
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Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reset on Final cal. #2 of Civil Justice Subcommittee
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Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
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Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
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Feb 10, 2025
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
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Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
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Shaundelle Brooks
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