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TN SB 2354

enacted

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.

Tennessee · 114S1 · upper

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Did TN SB 2354 pass?

Yes. TN SB 2354 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-29): Pub. Ch. 809

What is TN SB 2354 about?

TN SB 2354 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 SB 2354?

Hensley is the primary sponsor of TN SB 2354.

Introduced
2026-02-02
Latest action
2026-04-29 — Pub. Ch. 809
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hensleyprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-29

    Pub. Ch. 809

  2. 2026-04-29

    Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  3. 2026-04-23

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-04-15

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-04-14

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  6. 2026-04-09

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  7. 2026-04-08

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

    enrolled

  8. 2026-04-06

    Subst. for comp. HB.

    substitution

  9. 2026-04-06

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0776)

    amendment-withdrawal

  10. 2026-04-06

    Passed H., Ayes 78, Nays 14, PNV 0

    passage

  11. 2026-03-26

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  12. 2026-03-23

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0703)

  13. 2026-03-23

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0

    passage

  14. 2026-03-23

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    receipt

  15. 2026-03-20

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026

  16. 2026-03-11

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  17. 2026-03-05

    Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/11/2026

  18. 2026-03-04

    Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/11/2026

  19. 2026-02-25

    Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/4/2026

  20. 2026-02-05

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee

    referral-committee

  21. 2026-02-02

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  22. 2026-02-02

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/11/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-03-11 · pass · 9-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/23/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-03-23 · pass · 29-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-06 · pass · 78-14

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Failed

    2026-04-06 · fail · 22-72

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2354&ga=114

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