---
type: "Bill"
title: "Licenses - As enacted, creates a bait privilege license to allow hunting or taking of whitetail deer using bait on privately owned or privately leased land. - Amends TCA Title 70."
description: "Licenses - As enacted, creates a bait privilege license to allow hunting or taking of whitetail deer using bait on privately owned or privately leased land. - Amends TCA Title 70."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 869"
citation: "Tennessee SB 869 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Licenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hensley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-05"
last_action: "2025-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/780dba98-ccdc-437c-9462-95df6ff37eb1"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0869&ga=114"
source_hash: "f610b6b30c5272710d92eb9b029cdf46fb8bbbf0496d4e5ba94a7686496b883d"
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 869 (114) — Licenses - As enacted, creates a bait privilege license to allow hunting or taking of whitetail deer using bait on privately owned or privately leased land. - Amends TCA Title 70.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0153** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0153.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0167** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0167.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0869.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/21/2025 Passed (1) — **27–5** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/15/2025 Passed (2) — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025 Passed — **76–18** (pass) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0 3/19/2025 Passed — **6–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hensley — 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 with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0
- **2025-04-08** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025
- **2025-04-15** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
- **2025-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-21** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 5, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0167)
- **2025-04-22** Passed H., Ayes 76, Nays 18, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0153) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-22** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-28** 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) 07/01/2025
- **2025-05-15** Pub. Ch. 444

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/780dba98-ccdc-437c-9462-95df6ff37eb1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).