TN HB 2499
died on adjournmentTennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, authorizes a person to possess a raccoon without the payment of the $150 personal possession permit fee if the raccoon is obtained from a legal source and has been vaccinated; the raccoon is non-native and was not captured from the wild; and a possession permit for the raccoon has been issued by TWRA. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 44 and Title 70.
Tennessee · 114S1 · lower
Quick answers
Did TN HB 2499 pass?
No. TN HB 2499 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 (2026-04-29): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 809
What is TN HB 2499 about?
TN HB 2499 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, authorizes a person to possess a raccoon without the payment of the $150 personal possession permit fee if the raccoon is obtained from a legal source and has been vaccinated; the raccoon is non-native and was not captured from the wild; and a possession permit for the raccoon has been issued by TWRA. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 44 and Title 70.”.
Who sponsors TN HB 2499?
Capley is the primary sponsor of TN HB 2499.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-04
- Latest action
- 2026-04-29 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 809
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Capleyprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-03
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-02-04
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2026-02-05
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
2026-03-03
Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee
referral-committee
2026-03-03
Ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
referral-committee
2026-03-11
Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
2026-03-18
Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/24/2026
2026-03-18
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
referral-committee
2026-03-24
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-25
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
2026-03-26
Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to Next Avail. Cal.
2026-04-01
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
2026-04-02
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026
2026-04-06
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-04-06
Comp. SB subst.
2026-04-29
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 809
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Votes
HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 3/18/2026 Passed (3)
2026-03-18 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (1)
- Jones J: not voting
HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/24/2026 Passed (2)
2026-03-24 · pass · 13-1
Member-level votes (1)
- Jones J: not voting
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 4/2/2026 (1)
2026-04-06 · fail · 0-0
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 2354
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