---
type: "Bill"
title: "Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, clarifies that local governmental entities shall not regulate the manner and means of taking wildlife, including the discharge of a firearm while lawfully hunting, and that such taking is regulated pursuant to rules promulgated and proclamations issued by the fish and wildlife commission. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1314; Section 70-1-206 and Section 70-4-107."
description: "Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, clarifies that local governmental entities shall not regulate the manner and means of taking wildlife, including the discharge of a firearm while lawfully hunting, and that such taking is regulated pursuant to rules promulgated and proclamations issued by the fish and wildlife commission. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1314; Section 70-1-206 and Section 70-4-107."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2028"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2028 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Game and Fish Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lowe"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-22"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f61dd803-690a-4a26-b879-a6a63837ddb9"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2028&ga=114"
source_hash: "b2ea813e11cc6376175831faccbe501a21099189f6880741ce158b2218faed5d"
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 2028 (114) — Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, clarifies that local governmental entities shall not regulate the manner and means of taking wildlife, including the discharge of a firearm while lawfully hunting, and that such taking is regulated pursuant to rules promulgated and proclamations issued by the fish and wildlife commission. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1314; Section 70-1-206 and Section 70-4-107.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0624** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0624.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0681** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0681.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0712** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0712.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0527** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0527.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2028.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/12/2026 Passed (1) — **24–7** (pass) · upper
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 2/25/2026 Passed — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY COCHRAN PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2026 Passed — **82–5** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2026 Passed — **69–17** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 3 3/23/2026 Passed — **26–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/18/2026
- **2026-02-18** Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 2/25/2026
- **2026-02-19** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/25/2026
- **2026-02-25** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2026-03-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/5/2026
- **2026-03-05** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/12/2026
- **2026-03-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/12/2026
- **2026-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-12** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 7, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0527)
- **2026-03-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-03-19** Passed H., as am., Ayes 69, Nays 17, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2026-03-19** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0712) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-19** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0681) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-03-19** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0624) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-03-19** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-03-20** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/26/2026
- **2026-03-23** Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 5 (Amendment 3 - HA0712) `passage`
- **2026-03-24** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-03-26** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-27** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-13** Effective date(s) 04/07/2026
- **2026-04-13** Pub. Ch. 673

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f61dd803-690a-4a26-b879-a6a63837ddb9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).