# Tennessee SB 1227: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 50; Title 57; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 70, relative to firearms.

Tennessee SB 1227, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 50; Title 57; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 70, relative to firearms., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Sponsor(s) Added.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1227
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 50; Title 57; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 70, relative to firearms.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Sponsor(s) Added.
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Firearms and Ammunition
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (4 yes, 4 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: Stevens

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | fail | 4 | 4 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-03-23: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2027 (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Reset on Final calendar of Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026 (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/8/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/8/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1227.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1227.pdf)

## Related bills

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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1227.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1227.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0855-2025-2026)
- [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026)
- [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026)
- [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026)
- [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026)
- [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1227-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).