TennesseeSB 0206114th General Assembly (2025-2026)Senate

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 70, relative to the use of certain colors while hunting.

Sponsored By: Sponsor information unavailable

Signed by Governor

Game and Fish Laws

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Hunters must wear fluorescent orange or pink

Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee requires bright clothing for big-game hunting, except turkey, during commission-proclaimed gun hunts. These are gun hunts proclaimed by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission. Hunters must wear daylight fluorescent orange or daylight fluorescent pink outer garments on their upper body and head. The garments must have at least 500 square inches of combined visible area and be visible from front and back. The law also deletes the former separate rule in subsection 70-4-124(b).

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

There is no primary sponsor on record.

Cosponsors

  • Reeves

    Affiliation unavailable

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 39 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/10/2025

FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/10/2025

Yes: 30 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/5/2025

SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

    4/29/2025
  2. Pub. Ch. 220

    4/29/2025
  3. Signed by Governor.

    4/21/2025Senate
  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    4/11/2025Senate
  5. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/10/2025House
  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/9/2025Senate
  7. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    4/8/2025Senate
  8. Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0

    4/7/2025House
  9. Subst. for comp. HB.

    4/7/2025House
  10. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

    3/13/2025House
  11. Sponsor(s) Added.

    3/10/2025Senate
  12. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    3/10/2025Senate
  13. Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0

    3/10/2025Senate
  14. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/10/2025

    3/7/2025Senate
  15. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

    3/5/2025Senate
  16. Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/5/2025

    2/26/2025Senate
  17. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee

    2/10/2025Senate
  18. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    1/27/2025Senate
  19. Filed for introduction

    1/16/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Enrolled / Public Chapter

  • Fiscal Note

  • Introduced

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