# Tennessee HB 0938: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, relative to hunting with bait. Tennessee HB 0938, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, relative to hunting with bait., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-05-15 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 444); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0938-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 0938 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, relative to hunting with bait. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-05-15, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 444 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Licenses - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (72 yes, 3 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: Clay Doggett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-22 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2025-04-22 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-04-16 | House | HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-03-25 | House | HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE | pass | 13 | 3 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2025-05-15: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 444 - 2025-04-22: Comp. SB subst. (House) - 2025-04-22: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-22: H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 4/22/2025 (House) - 2025-04-22: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2025 (House) - 2025-04-22: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-22: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/22/2025 (House) - 2025-04-22: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-04-21: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/22/2025 (House) - 2025-04-16: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2025 (House) - 2025-04-16: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2025-04-16: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-04-10: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-09: Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/14/2025 (House) - 2025-04-07: Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 4/14/2025 (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/7/2025 (House) - 2025-03-25: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/25/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 (House) - 2025-02-11: Sponsor change. (House) - 2025-02-11: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-02-11: Sponsor(s) withdrawn. (House) - 2025-02-10: Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-06: P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee- Government Operations for Review (House) - 2025-02-05: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-04: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0444.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0938.pdf) - HA0153: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0153.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0938.pdf) - SA0167: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0167.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed) - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0444.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0938.pdf) - [HA0153 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0153.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0938.pdf) - [SA0167 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0167.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026) - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [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) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0938-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).