---
type: "Bill"
title: "Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, creates a lifetime sportsman license for adopted children, under the age of 13; provides that the child's guardian must apply for the license on the child's behalf within 36 months from the adoption; provides that the fish and wildlife commission will set the license fee. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 2."
description: "Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, creates a lifetime sportsman license for adopted children, under the age of 13; provides that the child's guardian must apply for the license on the child's behalf within 36 months from the adoption; provides that the fish and wildlife commission will set the license fee. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 641"
citation: "Tennessee HB 641 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Game and Fish Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Rose"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 39
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-13"
last_action: "2021-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/843b6fdd-d3d5-4e0e-9337-6d31e0f186a5"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0641&GA=112"
source_hash: "4d2bc3c6799ddc2565eac5d61fc4d10bd1d58868540cfc7a8f62bec30095d968"
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 641 (112) — Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, creates a lifetime sportsman license for adopted children, under the age of 13; provides that the child's guardian must apply for the license on the child's behalf within 36 months from the adoption; provides that the fish and wildlife commission will set the license fee. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 2.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0191** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0191.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0053** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0053.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0058** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0058.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0641.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/31/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/12/2021 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/12/2021 4/8/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 3/23/2021 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/10/2021 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/15/2021 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)
- Rose — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-13** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-14** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-01-15** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2021-01-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-01-20** Sponsor change.
- **2021-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-20** Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-03** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-10** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-03-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/15/2021
- **2021-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-15** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-15** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0053)
- **2021-03-15** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0058)
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-18** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-23** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-31** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/12/2021
- **2021-04-12** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-12** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0191) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-04-12** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-14** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-20** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-22** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 241
- **2021-05-04** Effective date(s) 4/28/2021
- **2021-05-04** Pub. Ch. 241

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/843b6fdd-d3d5-4e0e-9337-6d31e0f186a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).