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HB0891 • 2026

Game and Fish Laws

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 10; Title 11; Title 12; Title 43; Title 44; Title 55; Title 64; Title 67; Title 69 and Title 70, relative to wildlife.

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Sponsor
Todd, Reeves
Last action
2025-02-06
Official status
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

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Wildlife Preserve Reporting Act

This bill requires the governor's office to submit an annual report by January 15th detailing lands and waters set aside for wildlife preserves.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the governor's office to submit a yearly report by January 15th.
  • The report must include details on lands and waters set apart and dedicated as state wildlife preserves.
  • It lists the boundaries of these state wildlife preserves.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Governor’s office
  • Legislative committees with jurisdiction over natural resources

Terms To Know

Wildlife Preserve
An area set aside by the governor for protecting wildlife.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if the report is late or missing information.
  • It's unclear how this reporting will be used or who else might see these reports.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee

  2. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  4. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  5. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  6. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  7. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  8. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  9. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  10. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 891
By Reeves

HOUSE BILL 891
By Todd

HB0891
002779
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 8; Title 10; Title 11; Title 12; Title 43; Title 44;
Title 55; Title 64; Title 67; Title 69 and Title 70,
relative to wildlife.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 70-5-105, is amended by
redesignating the existing language as new subsection (a) and by adding the following as new
subsection (b):
(b) By January 15 of each year, the office of the governor shall submit a report to
legislative committees with subject matter jurisdiction over natural resources detailing all
such lands and waters set apart and dedicated by the governor for wildlife preserves,
including the limits fixed of the lands and waters for such state wildlife preserves.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.