---
type: "Bill"
title: "Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, extends the exemption from licensure to hunt and fish on farmlands owned by a spouse, parent, or grandparent, to include spouses of children of landowners. - Amends TCA Title 70."
description: "Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, extends the exemption from licensure to hunt and fish on farmlands owned by a spouse, parent, or grandparent, to include spouses of children of landowners. - Amends TCA Title 70."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 2533"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2533 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Game and Fish Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eldridge", "Southerland"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 39
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-02-04"
last_action: "2020-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef69daab-ea8e-4cb9-a69d-7554de9b7161"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2533&GA=111"
source_hash: "5bab017bf62c6af332bd906d47b383a6ccc589960864d6918ace84970a5d4457"
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 2533 (111) — Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, extends the exemption from licensure to hunt and fish on farmlands owned by a spouse, parent, or grandparent, to include spouses of children of landowners. - Amends TCA Title 70.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0786** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0786.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB2533.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/26/2020 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/5/2020 Passed (2) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/9/2020 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 6/2/2020 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 2/25/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 6/10/2020 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Eldridge — primary (person)
- Southerland — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2020-02-10** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-19** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/25/2020
- **2020-02-20** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/26/2020
- **2020-02-25** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-26** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-02-26** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/3/2020
- **2020-03-03** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/5/2020
- **2020-03-03** Meeting Canceled. Reset on Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee cal. for 3/10/20
- **2020-03-04** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-03-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-11** Meeeting Canceled. Reset on Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee cal. for 3/17/20
- **2020-03-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-05-27** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 6/2/2020
- **2020-06-02** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/4/2020
- **2020-06-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/8/2020
- **2020-06-09** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 6/10/2020
- **2020-06-09** Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-09** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0786) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-09** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-06-09** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-06-10** Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0786) `passage`
- **2020-06-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-06-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-11** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-11** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-06-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-02** Pub. Ch. 746
- **2020-07-02** Effective date(s) 10/01/2020
- **2020-07-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 746

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ef69daab-ea8e-4cb9-a69d-7554de9b7161`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).