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HB0752 • 2026

Game and Fish Laws

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 1, Part 5 and Section 70-2-201, relative to lifetime sportsman licenses for adopted children.

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Sponsor
Faison, Haile
Last action
2025-03-31
Official status
Effective date(s) 03/26/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not specify an immediate effect based on public welfare importance, only that it takes effect upon becoming a law.

Lifetime Sportsman Licenses for Adopted Children

This bill changes Tennessee's laws to extend the period during which guardians of adopted children under age 13 can apply for lifetime sportsman licenses.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the law so that guardians can apply for a lifetime sportsman license for an adopted child at any time before the child turns 13, not just within 36 months after adoption.
  • Updates Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 1, Part 5 and Section 70-2-201 to reflect this change.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Adopted children under age 13 in Tennessee
  • Guardians of adopted children who want to apply for lifetime sportsman licenses

Terms To Know

Lifetime Sportsman License
A special hunting and fishing license that does not expire.
Adoptee
A person who has been adopted by another family.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill only affects adopted children under age 13.
  • It is unclear how many guardians will take advantage of the extended time to apply for these licenses.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 03/26/2025

  2. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 57

  3. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 57

  4. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  6. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. 2025-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  8. 2025-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  9. 2025-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  10. 2025-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  11. 2025-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  12. 2025-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  13. 2025-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0

  14. 2025-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  15. 2025-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Companion House Bill substituted

  16. 2025-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/3/2025

  17. 2025-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/3/2025

  18. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/27/2025

  19. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  21. 2025-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  22. 2025-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 2/25/2025

  23. 2025-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  24. 2025-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/26/2025

  25. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/19/2025

  26. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  27. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee

  28. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  29. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

  30. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  31. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  32. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 297
By Haile

HOUSE BILL 752
By Faison

HB0752
000896
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70,
Chapter 1, Part 5 and Section 70-2-201, relative to
lifetime sportsman licenses for adopted children.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 70-2-201(h)(1), is amended by
deleting the language "within thirty-six (36) months immediately".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.