# Tennessee HB 0985: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms.

Tennessee HB 0985, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-14 (No Action Taken) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 0985
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2026-04-14, No Action Taken
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: Firearms and Ammunition
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (5 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Jody Barrett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rush Bricken (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kip Capley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rusty Grills (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy Hill (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brock Martin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Powers
- Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-18 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 2 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2026-04-14: No Action Taken (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/15/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/7/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-03-18: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-23: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-02-23: Sponsor change. (House)
- 2025-03-26: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-03-20: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-11: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-10: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-02-06: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2025-02-05: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0824.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0985.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0824.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0985.pdf)

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- [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026)
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- [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0985-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).