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SB0969 • 2026

Game and Fish Laws

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, relative to wildlife resources.

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Sponsor
Southerland, Vital
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific information on the content requirements of the report or details about public lands added for hunting and fishing. These points were removed as they are not supported by the provided text.

Changing Wildlife Report Deadline

This bill changes the deadline for a wildlife agency to submit reports about hunting and fishing land closures and openings from January 1st to January 15th each year.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the deadline for the wildlife resources agency to submit its report from January 1st to January 15th each year.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The wildlife resources agency in Tennessee
  • Lawmakers who receive reports from the wildlife resources agency

Terms To Know

Wildlife Resources Agency
A government organization that manages natural areas for hunting and fishing.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if the agency misses the new deadline.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect the work of the wildlife resources agency.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  4. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  5. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1063
By Vital

SENATE BILL 969
By Southerland

SB0969
002777
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70,
relative to wildlife resources.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 70-5-101(f)(6), is amended by
deleting "Prior to January 1, 2008, and each January 1 thereafter" and substituting "Prior to
January 15 of each year".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.