---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, authorizes the commission to regulate the operation of sport shooting ranges rather than firing ranges; authorizes the Tennessee wildlife resources agency to establish fees for the use of such ranges in operation prior to July 1, 1998. - Amends TCA Title 70."
description: "Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, authorizes the commission to regulate the operation of sport shooting ranges rather than firing ranges; authorizes the Tennessee wildlife resources agency to establish fees for the use of such ranges in operation prior to July 1, 1998. - Amends TCA Title 70."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 921"
citation: "Tennessee HB 921 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cepicky"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-02-04"
last_action: "2025-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f196733d-90d3-467d-9bf3-dab633ed5994"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0921&ga=114"
source_hash: "451ccf47b4b795f0311099d42599c0cf926eb1047323eab8375e180b8628b400"
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 921 (114) — Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, authorizes the commission to regulate the operation of sport shooting ranges rather than firing ranges; authorizes the Tennessee wildlife resources agency to establish fees for the use of such ranges in operation prior to July 1, 1998. - Amends TCA Title 70.

## 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/HB0921.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 2/19/2025 Passed (4) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/31/2025 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025 3/6/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/3/2025 Passed (3) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee 2/25/2025 Passed — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/10/2025 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cepicky — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-04** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-05** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-06** P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee- Government Operations for Review `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 Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-26** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/3/2025
- **2025-03-03** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025
- **2025-03-06** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025
- **2025-03-10** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-03-13** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-03-31** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-31** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-04-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-02** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-04-03** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-28** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- **2025-04-28** Pub. Ch. 203

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f196733d-90d3-467d-9bf3-dab633ed5994`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).