# Tennessee SB 0869: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, relative to hunting with bait. Tennessee SB 0869, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, relative to hunting with bait., 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). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0869-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 0869 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, relative to hunting with bait. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-05-15, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Licenses - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (117 yes, 27 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Deer bait hunting allowed with paid license: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee allows whitetail deer hunting over bait on privately owned or leased land with a special license. Every hunter hunting over bait must buy and carry this license, even hunters exempt from buying a regular hunting license. Hunters obtain it through the same process a… - Hunting method bans keep limited exceptions: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law retains broad bans on methods used to lure, injure, capture, or kill protected wildlife. These include traps, snares, nets, baited hooks, poisons, chemicals, explosives, set guns, lights, and bait, with limited exceptions. Bait means grain or a grain mixture used as… - Wildlife disease control requires local approval: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the wildlife executive director or designated staff can capture or kill wildlife under controlled conditions. They can use chemicals, biological substances, poisons, or devices for science, breeding, enforcement, humane care, rescue, or controlling harmful species. Action ag… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Adam Lowe (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Stevens ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025 | pass | 76 | 18 | | | 2025-04-21 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/21/2025 | pass | 27 | 5 | | | 2025-04-15 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 1 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 3 | | ## Actions (22) - 2025-05-15: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - 2025-05-15: Pub. Ch. 444 - 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: Passed H., Ayes 76, Nays 18, PNV 2 (House) - 2025-04-22: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0153) (House) - 2025-04-22: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2025-04-21: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 5, PNV 1 (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0167) (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0 (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/pc0444.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0938.pdf) - HA0153: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0153.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0869.pdf) - SA0167: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0167.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (signed) - SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to low-income housing. (signed) - SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed) - SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed) - HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (signed) - HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0444.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0938.pdf) - [HA0153 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0153.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0869.pdf) - [SA0167 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0167.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0855-2025-2026) - [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026) - [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026) - [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026) - [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026) - [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026) - [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-SB0869-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).