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type: "Bill"
title: "Conservation - As enacted, requires that appointees to the fish and wildlife commission participate in activities regulated by the commission; requires the commission and wildlife resource agency to encourage hunting, angling, and trapping as preferred methods of wildlife management and conservation within this state; clarifies the fish and wildlife commission's authority over the taking of game and fish. - Amends TCA Title 70."
description: "Conservation - As enacted, requires that appointees to the fish and wildlife commission participate in activities regulated by the commission; requires the commission and wildlife resource agency to encourage hunting, angling, and trapping as preferred methods of wildlife management and conservation within this state; clarifies the fish and wildlife commission's authority over the taking of game and fish. - Amends TCA Title 70."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2263"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2263 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Conservation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-29"
last_action: "2024-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/326dd5f8-99e6-403b-9eba-1b9adf110f06"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2263&GA=113"
source_hash: "cd7f4c39cd8c155c747c35f1cc10357af5349e52149bf65d6a3d580bb3c62e70"
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 2263 (113) — Conservation - As enacted, requires that appointees to the fish and wildlife commission participate in activities regulated by the commission; requires the commission and wildlife resource agency to encourage hunting, angling, and trapping as preferred methods of wildlife management and conservation within this state; clarifies the fish and wildlife commission's authority over the taking of game and fish. - Amends TCA Title 70.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0649** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0649.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0645** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0645.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2263.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2024 3/7/2024 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2024 Passed (1) — **920** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 2/21/2024 — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/6/2024 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/14/2024 Passed (1) — **270** (pass) · upper
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-29** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/21/2024
- **2024-02-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 2/28/2024
- **2024-02-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/6/2024
- **2024-02-28** Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/6/2024
- **2024-03-06** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2024
- **2024-03-06** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-07** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2024
- **2024-03-14** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0645)
- **2024-03-14** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-03-14** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-14** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-03-14** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0649) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-15** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-03-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-04-03** Pub. Ch. 626
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/326dd5f8-99e6-403b-9eba-1b9adf110f06`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).