# Tennessee HB 2030: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 4, relative to raccoons. Tennessee HB 2030, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 4, relative to raccoons., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-27 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2030-2025-2026 - 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 2030 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 4, relative to raccoons. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-04-27, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Game and Fish Laws - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (146 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Tennessee removes two raccoon laws: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law removes Tennessee Code sections 70-4-112 and 70-4-122, both related to raccoons. It adds no replacement rules, programs, or funding. The available text does not explain the removed rules, so specific effects on residents remain unclear. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Kip Capley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-06 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/6/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/23/2026 | pass | 92 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-04-27: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-04-27: Pub. Ch. 774 - 2026-04-21: Signed by Governor. - 2026-04-09: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-04-08: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-07: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-06: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-02-23: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-23: Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-02-19: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/23/2026 (House) - 2026-02-18: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/19/2026 (House) - 2026-02-17: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (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/pc0774.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1704.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2030.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the victims assistance assessment. 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(failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0774.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1704.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2030.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the vi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2023-2025-2026) - [HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1967-2025-2026) - [HB 1906: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1906-2025-2026) - [HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1720-2025-2026) - [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) - [HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1667-2025-2026) - [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-HB2030-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).