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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

Quick answers

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

  1. 2025-02-04

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-05

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-06

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

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-10

    Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-11

    Sponsor change.

    sponsorship

  6. 2025-02-11

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  7. 2025-02-11

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

    sponsorship

  8. 2025-03-12

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

  9. 2025-03-19

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

  10. 2025-03-19

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

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-03-25

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-04-02

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

  13. 2025-04-07

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

  14. 2025-04-09

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

  15. 2025-04-10

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  16. 2025-04-16

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

  17. 2025-04-16

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

    referral-committee

  18. 2025-04-16

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2025-04-21

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

  20. 2025-04-22

    Comp. SB subst.

  21. 2025-04-22

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  22. 2025-04-22

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

  23. 2025-04-22

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

  24. 2025-04-22

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. 2025-04-22

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

  26. 2025-04-22

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. 2025-05-15

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 444

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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Official source

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

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