# Tennessee SB 0014: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, relative to wildlife resources.

Tennessee SB 0014, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, relative to wildlife resources., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-15 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0014
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, relative to wildlife resources.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-10
- Last action: 2025-05-15, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Game and Fish Laws
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (154 yes, 9 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Wildlife violators face fines and license loss: cost, low. For offenses committed on or after July 1, 2025, violations of Tennessee Code § 70-4-106(a) and (b) are Class B misdemeanors. Each violation carries a fine of up to $500. Upon conviction, the court may also revoke the person's license. A revoked license must be surrendered to the court. For subsect…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/22/2025 | pass | 29 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025 | pass | 73 | 8 |   |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/14/2025 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (30)

- 2025-05-15: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- 2025-05-15: Pub. Ch. 407
- 2025-05-09: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 1 (Amendment 2 - HA0529) (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Placed on Senate Message Calendar 3 for 4/22/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Passed H., as am., Ayes 73, Nays 8, PNV 10 (House)
- 2025-04-22: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0529) (House)
- 2025-04-22: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0507) (House)
- 2025-04-22: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2025-04-14: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0372) (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/8/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/1/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/26/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 2/26/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/19/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2024-12-10: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- HA0529 (Substitute), 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0529.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0407.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0024.pdf)
- HA0507: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0507.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0014.pdf)
- SA0372: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0372.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HA0529 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0529.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0407.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0024.pdf)
- [HA0507 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0507.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0014.pdf)
- [SA0372 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0372.pdf)

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- [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 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2631-2025-2026)
- [HB 2649: AN ACT to amend Chapter 84 of the Private Acts of 1991; as amended by Chapter 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2649-2025-2026)
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