---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, authorizes the commission to promulgate rules to allow for the use of dogs in tracking and recovering injured or deceased deer. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 4."
description: "Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, authorizes the commission to promulgate rules to allow for the use of dogs in tracking and recovering injured or deceased deer. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 2671"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2671 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Sexton C"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 33
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-02-01"
last_action: "2018-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8f53244-e16a-4001-957e-beb47de9d5a8"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2671&GA=110"
source_hash: "8a744378d22ee70316000b4d18a090b4520e648bc7915e5e913b50cf2ab2b468"
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 HB 2671 (110) — Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, authorizes the commission to promulgate rules to allow for the use of dogs in tracking and recovering injured or deceased deer. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 4.

## 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/110/Bill/HB2671.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2018 PASSED (1) — **89–0** (fail) · lower
- GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/7/2018 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee 2/27/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 2/21/2018 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)
- Sexton C — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-01** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Intro. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** P1C.
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2018-02-07** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-14** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/22/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-22** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-02-23** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/26/2018
- **2018-02-26** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/7/2018
- **2018-03-01** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-03-07** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/15/2018
- **2018-03-15** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/19/2018
- **2018-03-19** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-03-19** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2018-03-19** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-03-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-03-21** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-22** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-03-22** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 641
- **2018-04-06** Pub. Ch. 641
- **2018-04-06** Effective date(s) 04/02/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a8f53244-e16a-4001-957e-beb47de9d5a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).