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type: "Bill"
title: "Animal Control - As enacted, authorizes persons residing on property that adjoins the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to take, attempt to take, or harm a bear that enters on the person's property if certain criteria is met. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 70."
description: "Animal Control - As enacted, authorizes persons residing on property that adjoins the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to take, attempt to take, or harm a bear that enters on the person's property if certain criteria is met. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 70."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1453"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1453 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Animal Control"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Faison"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5214064e-e08b-4472-99e6-60f05de68ea6"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1453&GA=113"
source_hash: "6dd1a81f56917ac089ea129776bf486ccddb63d2e9faa953d8c1a6490e6442a9"
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 1453 (113) — Animal Control - As enacted, authorizes persons residing on property that adjoins the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to take, attempt to take, or harm a bear that enters on the person's property if certain criteria is met. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 70.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0148** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0148.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0143** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0143.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1453.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/15/2023 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/23/2023 Passed (1) — **901** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/8/2023 (4) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **252** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/23/2023 3/16/2023 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Faison — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/8/2023
- **2023-03-08** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-08** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2023
- **2023-03-15** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/23/2023
- **2023-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 1, PNV 5 `passage`
- **2023-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-23** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0148) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-30** Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 2, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0143)
- **2023-03-30** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-03-30** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-03-31** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-11** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/25/2023
- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 248
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5214064e-e08b-4472-99e6-60f05de68ea6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).