Tennessee · House Bill 971 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38, relative to an active shooter alert system.

HB 971 Sponsored by Dwayne Thompson Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 30, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 2, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As introduced, requires the bureau to develop and implement an alert system, in coordination with the department of safety, department of transportation, and local law enforcement agencies, to be activated on report of an active shooter. - Amends TCA Title 38.

Every action

14 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 6 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee · House Criminal Justice Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/21/2023 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  6. HouseAction Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/28/2023
  1. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/28/2023 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  2. HouseAction Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/4/2023
  3. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/4/2023 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  4. HouseAction Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2024
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 1/16/2024 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  6. HouseMeeting Canceled
  7. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 1/23/2024 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  8. HouseTaken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.