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TN HB 938

died on adjournment

Licenses - As enacted, creates a bait privilege license to allow hunting or taking of whitetail deer using bait on privately owned or privately leased land. - Amends TCA Title 70.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

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Did TN HB 938 pass?

No. TN HB 938 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-15): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 444

What is TN HB 938 about?

TN HB 938 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Licenses - As enacted, creates a bait privilege license to allow hunting or taking of whitetail deer using bait on privately owned or privately leased land. - Amends TCA Title 70.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 938?

Capley is the primary sponsor of TN HB 938.

Introduced
2025-02-05
Latest action
2025-05-15 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 444
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Capleyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-15

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 444

  2. 2025-04-22

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  3. 2025-04-22

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/22/2025

  4. 2025-04-22

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-04-22

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2025

  6. 2025-04-22

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 4/22/2025

  7. 2025-04-22

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  8. 2025-04-22

    Comp. SB subst.

  9. 2025-04-21

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/22/2025

  10. 2025-04-16

    Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-04-16

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-04-16

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2025

  13. 2025-04-10

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  14. 2025-04-09

    Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/14/2025

  15. 2025-04-07

    Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 4/14/2025

  16. 2025-04-02

    Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/7/2025

  17. 2025-03-25

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2025-03-19

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

    referral-committee

  19. 2025-03-19

    Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/25/2025

  20. 2025-03-12

    Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  21. 2025-02-11

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

    sponsorship

  22. 2025-02-11

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  23. 2025-02-11

    Sponsor change.

    sponsorship

  24. 2025-02-10

    Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  25. 2025-02-06

    P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee- Government Operations for Review

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-02-05

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  27. 2025-02-04

    Filed for introduction

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 3/19/2025 Passed (3)

    2025-03-19 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Jones J: not voting

  • HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/25/2025 Passed (2)

    2025-03-25 · pass · 13-3

  • HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/16/2025 Passed (1)

    2025-04-16 · pass · 13-0

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/22/2025 Passed

    2025-04-22 · pass · 13-0

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/22/2025 Passed

    2025-04-22 · pass · 25-0

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0938&ga=114

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