---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, allows wildlife resource officers to authorize payroll deductions for the payment of membership dues for organizations that meet certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 23 and Title 70."
description: "Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, allows wildlife resource officers to authorize payroll deductions for the payment of membership dues for organizations that meet certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 23 and Title 70."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 342"
citation: "Tennessee SB 342 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Freeman", "Lundberg"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-29"
last_action: "2019-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33e40b08-b6a2-4c5f-b9cf-d6b8c47e49a9"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0342&GA=111"
source_hash: "d111bc5750e14831e7af17d6e1132b12e5d7f62128681c98389e652045f28ef4"
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 342 (111) — Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, allows wildlife resource officers to authorize payroll deductions for the payment of membership dues for organizations that meet certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 23 and Title 70.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0206** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0206.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0278** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0278.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0221** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0221.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0342.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/3/2019 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 3/12/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2019 4/4/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/8/2019 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/27/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2019 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Freeman — primary (person)
- Lundberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-01** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-04** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2019-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-12** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/20/2019
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-20** Action def. in Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee to 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-27** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 4/3/2019
- **2019-03-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2019
- **2019-04-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/8/2019
- **2019-04-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2019
- **2019-04-08** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-08** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0278) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-08** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0206) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-08** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-04-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-04-08** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-08** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0221)
- **2019-04-08** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-04-09** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-15** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-16** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-04-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-01** Pub. Ch. 176
- **2019-05-01** Effective date(s) 07/01/2019
- **2019-05-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 176

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/33e40b08-b6a2-4c5f-b9cf-d6b8c47e49a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).