---
type: "Bill"
title: "Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, revises the provisions governing property used in violation of certain hunting laws. - Amends TCA Title 12; Title 39; Title 40; Title 69, Chapter 9 and Title 70."
description: "Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, revises the provisions governing property used in violation of certain hunting laws. - Amends TCA Title 12; Title 39; Title 40; Title 69, Chapter 9 and Title 70."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 2457"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2457 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Game and Fish Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Keisling"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-02-01"
last_action: "2022-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/494bb19c-33a2-4709-834a-48c5ea2482ce"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2457&GA=112"
source_hash: "276764d78596143cfd39ae2d43f90badf579aac19053cf1738415aa01aa87eae"
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 2457 (112) — Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, revises the provisions governing property used in violation of certain hunting laws. - Amends TCA Title 12; Title 39; Title 40; Title 69, Chapter 9 and Title 70.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0715** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0715.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0555** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0555.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB2457.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/31/2022 Passed (1) — **78–11** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/14/2022 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/2/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/16/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 3/8/2022 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2022 3/24/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)
- Keisling — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-03** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-07** Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2022-02-22** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/23/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/2/2022
- **2022-02-23** Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/2/2022
- **2022-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-02** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-03-08** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/14/2022
- **2022-03-14** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-14** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0555)
- **2022-03-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-16** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-17** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-03-23** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/24/2022
- **2022-03-24** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2022
- **2022-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-31** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-03-31** Passed H., Ayes 78, Nays 11, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-31** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0715) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-03-31** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-01** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-04-04** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-05** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-14** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-26** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 894
- **2022-04-26** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-04-26** Pub. Ch. 894

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/494bb19c-33a2-4709-834a-48c5ea2482ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).