# Tennessee SB 0863: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 11, Chapter 14, Part 1 and Title 70, relative to Reelfoot Lake guide licenses.

Tennessee SB 0863, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 11, Chapter 14, Part 1 and Title 70, relative to Reelfoot Lake guide licenses., 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) 05/09/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0863
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 11, Chapter 14, Part 1 and Title 70, relative to Reelfoot Lake guide licenses.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-05-15, Effective date(s) 05/09/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (134 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New licenses for Reelfoot Lake waterfowl guides: cost, low. Paid waterfowl guides at Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee’s Lake and Obion Counties must get a guide license. The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission must create and issue these licenses. Its rules must require guides to show they know the lake and its hazards. Those rules must follow Tennessee’s Unif…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 | pass | 94 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/24/2025 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-05-15: Effective date(s) 05/09/2025
- 2025-05-15: Pub. Ch. 443
- 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)
- 2025-04-25: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House)
- 2025-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2025-03-27: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2025-03-24: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/24/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/19/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0443.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0799.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0863.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0443.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0799.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0863.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0863-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).