Tennessee Senate bill in Session 114.
Status: failed. Latest action: April 1, 2026.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms.
This bill enacts "Akilah's Law, which pr ovides that it is a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by a sentence of imprisonment not greater than 11 months, 29 days, or a fine not to exceed $2, 500, or both, to sell, offer to sell, deliver, or transfer a firearm to a person knowing that the person has, within the previous five years, been admitted, either voluntarily or involuntarily, to a mental institution unless the treatment was voluntary and solely for an alcohol abuse disorder and no other secondary substance abuse disorder or mental illness."
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-04 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-01 | Status | failed |
| 2026-04-01 | Latest Action | Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee |