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SB0585 • 2026

Finance and Administration, Dept. of

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 68, relative to gun violence.

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Sponsor
Akbari, Brooks
Last action
2026-03-09
Official status
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details on how the Office of Criminal Justice Programs will implement grants or what actions they will take to reduce gun violence.

Act to Reduce Gun Violence

This bill allows Tennessee's Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Criminal Justice Programs, to use existing resources and seek funding from federal and state governments to design grants aimed at reducing gun violence.

What This Bill Does

  • Defines 'gun violence' as including homicide, violent crime, and domestic violence involving firearms.
  • Gives the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration's Office of Criminal Justice Programs permission to use available resources to seek funding from federal and state governments for grants aimed at reducing gun violence.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, specifically the Office of Criminal Justice Programs
  • People involved in or affected by gun violence

Terms To Know

gun violence
Includes homicide, violent crime, and domestic violence involving firearms.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much funding will be available or from which sources.
  • It is unclear what specific actions the Office of Criminal Justice Programs will take to reduce gun violence.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

  2. 2025-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  3. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  4. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  5. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  6. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  7. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  8. 2025-01-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  9. 2025-01-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 566
By Hemmer

SENATE BILL 585
By Akbari

SB0585
001329
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 38; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 68, relative to
gun violence.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 10, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
(a) As used in this section, "gun violence" means homicide, violent crime, and
domestic violence.
(b) The department of finance and administration, office of criminal justice
programs, may use existing resources, if available, and seek appropriate funding and
resources from the federal and state governments to design and implement grants to
reduce gun violence in this state.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.