---
type: "Bill"
title: "Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, authorizes a person who possesses a valid wildlife rehabilitation permit issued by the agency to receive skunks from the wild for the purposes of rehabilitation and release only. - Amends TCA Section 70-4-208 and Section 70-4-404."
description: "Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, authorizes a person who possesses a valid wildlife rehabilitation permit issued by the agency to receive skunks from the wild for the purposes of rehabilitation and release only. - Amends TCA Section 70-4-208 and Section 70-4-404."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 2098"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2098 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Game and Fish Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dickerson", "Sparks"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 37
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-29"
last_action: "2018-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86ddbe89-bc86-4881-b42b-ff9003751b6d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2098&GA=110"
source_hash: "ee6e00d7e5f99f5504a97a3d0d51b631a6a8ba1ea9d2f996881ecfa5824c23a4"
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 2098 (110) — Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, authorizes a person who possesses a valid wildlife rehabilitation permit issued by the agency to receive skunks from the wild for the purposes of rehabilitation and release only. - Amends TCA Section 70-4-208 and Section 70-4-404.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB2098.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/22/2018 PASSED (1) — **32–0** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/22/2018 PASSED (1) — **88–1** (fail) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AG., AND NAT. RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage w/ amendment, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/8/2018 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dickerson — primary (person)
- Sparks — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-29** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2018-02-05** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-21** Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/8/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/7/2018
- **2018-02-28** Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/7/2018
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/13/2018
- **2018-03-07** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-03-13** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/15/2018
- **2018-03-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/22/2018
- **2018-03-16** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/19/2018
- **2018-03-19** Senate Reset on calendar 3/22/18
- **2018-03-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/22/2018
- **2018-03-22** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-03-22** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 1, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2018-03-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0830) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-03-22** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-03-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-03-22** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-22** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0742)
- **2018-03-22** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-29** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-04-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-11** Pub. Ch. 652
- **2018-04-11** Effective date(s) 04/09/2018
- **2018-04-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 652

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/86ddbe89-bc86-4881-b42b-ff9003751b6d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).