---
type: "Bill"
title: "Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, transfers assets held in the wildlife management endowment fund to a newly created lifetime sportsman endowment fund, which will be an irrevocable trust for the exclusive benefit of lifetime sportsman license holders; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 70."
description: "Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, transfers assets held in the wildlife management endowment fund to a newly created lifetime sportsman endowment fund, which will be an irrevocable trust for the exclusive benefit of lifetime sportsman license holders; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 70."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2118"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2118 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Game and Fish Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Marsh"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-01-31"
last_action: "2022-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c589dba-9cba-4834-951d-9c6f7dee8e47"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2118&GA=112"
source_hash: "08e37702a063cda23335ddcb3f0f50472f93ba4027d56a66408ae2f81ae2bf81"
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 2118 (112) — Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, transfers assets held in the wildlife management endowment fund to a newly created lifetime sportsman endowment fund, which will be an irrevocable trust for the exclusive benefit of lifetime sportsman license holders; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 70.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0716** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0716.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0557** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0557.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2118.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/24/2022 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 3/2/2022 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/23/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/4/2022 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/29/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/4/2022 3/31/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 3/8/2022 (5) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/16/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommmend for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/15/2022 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Marsh — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2022-02-03** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2022-02-22** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/23/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/2/2022
- **2022-02-23** Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/2/2022
- **2022-03-01** Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01** Ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-08** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-08** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-15** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-03-16** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-16** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2022
- **2022-03-23** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/29/2022
- **2022-03-23** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-24** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-24** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0557)
- **2022-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-03-29** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-30** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/31/2022
- **2022-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-31** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/4/2022
- **2022-04-04** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-04** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0716) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-04** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-04** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-05** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-04-06** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-07** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-04-14** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-26** Effective date(s) 04/14/2022
- **2022-04-26** Pub. Ch. 874
- **2022-04-26** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 874

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0c589dba-9cba-4834-951d-9c6f7dee8e47`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).