---
type: "Bill"
title: "Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, deletes one of two similar options for the purchase of a lifetime sportsman license for senior citizens, the fee for which cannot be automatically adjusted to reflect the same percentage increase as the annual sportsman license. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 2."
description: "Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, deletes one of two similar options for the purchase of a lifetime sportsman license for senior citizens, the fee for which cannot be automatically adjusted to reflect the same percentage increase as the annual sportsman license. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 2771"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2771 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Game and Fish Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Freeman"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 45
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-02-04"
last_action: "2020-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d8667fb-cd1e-418c-ad9c-4b169551ac1c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2771&GA=111"
source_hash: "f5b470e94780b89dd11702723a1746f8c87d1716e4fa8e2b599f153741f0a8f0"
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 2771 (111) — Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, deletes one of two similar options for the purchase of a lifetime sportsman license for senior citizens, the fee for which cannot be automatically adjusted to reflect the same percentage increase as the annual sportsman license. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 2.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB2771.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/17/2020 Passed (1) — **68–14** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 6/2/2020 Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 6/2/2020 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 6/15/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 3/10/2020 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/17/2020 6/15/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 6/10/2020 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/4/2020 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 6/4/2020 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Freeman — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-02-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Intro. `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-06** P1C.
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2020-02-10** P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-11** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-26** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/4/2020
- **2020-02-26** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/3/2020
- **2020-03-03** Meeting Canceled. Reset on Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee cal. for 3/10/20
- **2020-03-04** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2020-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-10** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-05-27** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 6/2/2020
- **2020-06-01** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 6/2/2020
- **2020-06-01** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm. 6/2/20
- **2020-06-02** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 6/4/2020
- **2020-06-02** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-06-02** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-03** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 6/10/2020
- **2020-06-03** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-06-04** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-08** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-06-10** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-11** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 6/15/2020
- **2020-06-11** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 6/11/2020
- **2020-06-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/17/2020
- **2020-06-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/15/2020
- **2020-06-15** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-17** Passed H., Ayes 68, Nays 14, PNV 7 `passage`
- **2020-06-17** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-06-17** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-06-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-07-06** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-07-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-22** Pub. Ch. 807
- **2020-07-22** Effective date(s) 07/15/2020
- **2020-07-22** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 807

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8d8667fb-cd1e-418c-ad9c-4b169551ac1c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).