# Tennessee HB 2017: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1314; Section 70-1-206 and Section 70-4-107, relative to the authority of the Tennessee fish and wildlife commission to proscribe the manner and means of taking wildlife.

Tennessee HB 2017, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1314; Section 70-1-206 and Section 70-4-107, relative to the authority of the Tennessee fish and wildlife commission to proscribe the manner and means of taking wildlife., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-13 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 673) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 2017
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1314; Section 70-1-206 and Section 70-4-107, relative to the authority of the Tennessee fish and wildlife commission to proscribe the manner and means of taking wildlife.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 673
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 12
- Subjects: Game and Fish Laws
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (16 yes, 5 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: Clark Boyd (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ed Butler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kip Capley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jesse Chism (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Tandy Darby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeremy Faison (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rusty Grills (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Lamberth (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Reeves
- Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Vital (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-16 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 4 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 1 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2026-04-13: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 673
- 2026-03-19: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-19: Comp. SB subst. (House)
- 2026-03-18: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-16: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-16: Reset on cal. for 3/19/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-12: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-03-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/10/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-03: Action def. in Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee to 3/10/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/3/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-17: Action def. in Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee to 3/3/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 2/17/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee (House)
- 2026-02-04: Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/11/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-04: P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee (House)
- 2026-02-02: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0673.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2028.pdf)
- HA0624: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0624.pdf)
- HA0681: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0681.pdf)
- HA0712: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0712.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2017.pdf)
- SA0527: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0527.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0673.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2028.pdf)
- [HA0624 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0624.pdf)
- [HA0681 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0681.pdf)
- [HA0712 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0712.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2017.pdf)
- [SA0527 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0527.pdf)

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- [HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1710-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2017-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).