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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Licenses - As enacted, creates a bait privilege license to allow hunting or taking of whitetail deer using bait on privately owned or privately leased land. - Amends TCA Title 70."
+description: "Licenses - As enacted, creates a bait privilege license to allow hunting or taking of whitetail deer using bait on privately owned or privately leased land. - Amends TCA Title 70."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "114"
+identifier: "SB 869"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 869 (114)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Licenses"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Hensley"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2025-02-05"
+last_action: "2025-05-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/780dba98-ccdc-437c-9462-95df6ff37eb1"
+source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0869&ga=114"
+source_hash: "f610b6b30c5272710d92eb9b029cdf46fb8bbbf0496d4e5ba94a7686496b883d"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee SB 869 (114) — Licenses - As enacted, creates a bait privilege license to allow hunting or taking of whitetail deer using bait on privately owned or privately leased land. - Amends TCA Title 70.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA0153** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0153.pdf)
+2. **Amendment SA0167** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0167.pdf)
+3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0869.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/21/2025 Passed (1) — **27–5** (pass) · upper
+- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/15/2025 Passed (2) — **8–1** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025 Passed — **76–18** (pass) · lower
+- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0 3/19/2025 Passed — **6–3** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Hensley — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-02-05** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-13** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
+- **2025-03-19** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0
+- **2025-04-08** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025
+- **2025-04-15** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
+- **2025-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
+- **2025-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
+- **2025-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2025-04-21** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 5, PNV 1 `passage`
+- **2025-04-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0167)
+- **2025-04-22** Passed H., Ayes 76, Nays 18, PNV 2 `passage`
+- **2025-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0153) `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2025-04-22** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
+- **2025-04-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
+- **2025-04-29** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-05-01** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-05-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-15** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
+- **2025-05-15** Pub. Ch. 444
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/780dba98-ccdc-437c-9462-95df6ff37eb1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+