---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, directs the commission to promulgate rules to create and issue guide licenses for persons who work as guides at Reelfoot Lake. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 14, Part 1 and Title 70."
description: "Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, directs the commission to promulgate rules to create and issue guide licenses for persons who work as guides at Reelfoot Lake. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 14, Part 1 and Title 70."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 863"
citation: "Tennessee SB 863 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-05"
last_action: "2025-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31833ae8-9f02-42b2-92be-f7d9862b6ae7"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0863&ga=114"
source_hash: "60131ae54730045b49bef3ddb96fb2e4bb37a862a051db379f572565d0db3fad"
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 863 (114) — Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, directs the commission to promulgate rules to create and issue guide licenses for persons who work as guides at Reelfoot Lake. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 14, Part 1 and 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/SB0863.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/24/2025 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/19/2025 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-05** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-13** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-19** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-03-21** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/24/2025
- **2025-03-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-21** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-25** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-29** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-01** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-15** Effective date(s) 05/09/2025
- **2025-05-15** Pub. Ch. 443

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/31833ae8-9f02-42b2-92be-f7d9862b6ae7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).