---
type: "Bill"
title: "Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, extends the time within which the guardian for an adoptee who is less than 13 may apply for a lifetime sportsman license for adopted children from 36 months immediately following the adoption date to any time following the adoption that is prior to the adoptee's thirteenth birthday. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 1, Part 5 and Section 70-2-201."
description: "Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, extends the time within which the guardian for an adoptee who is less than 13 may apply for a lifetime sportsman license for adopted children from 36 months immediately following the adoption date to any time following the adoption that is prior to the adoptee's thirteenth birthday. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 1, Part 5 and Section 70-2-201."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 752"
citation: "Tennessee HB 752 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Game and Fish Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Faison"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-03"
last_action: "2025-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12f27346-8212-4c64-ad48-0913536499d3"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0752&ga=114"
source_hash: "5ee9fa526dde267a1a6a70ada1fffbcf8610f61ebb4abd3005b3a505ce723d1b"
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 752 (114) — Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, extends the time within which the guardian for an adoptee who is less than 13 may apply for a lifetime sportsman license for adopted children from 36 months immediately following the adoption date to any time following the adoption that is prior to the adoptee's thirteenth birthday. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 1, Part 5 and Section 70-2-201.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0752.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/3/2025 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 2/19/2025 Passed (4) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/25/2025 Passed (3) — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/3/2025 2/27/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Faison — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-03** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-05** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-06** P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-10** Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/19/2025
- **2025-02-19** Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 2/25/2025
- **2025-02-19** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-25** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/27/2025
- **2025-02-27** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/3/2025
- **2025-03-03** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-03** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-03-03** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-03-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-03-03** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-04** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-03-17** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-18** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-26** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-31** Effective date(s) 03/26/2025
- **2025-03-31** Pub. Ch. 57

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12f27346-8212-4c64-ad48-0913536499d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).