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type: "Bill"
title: "Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, deletes the requirement that proceeds from the sale of lifetime sportsman licenses be deposited into the lifetime sportsman endowment fund. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 1, Part 5."
description: "Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, deletes the requirement that proceeds from the sale of lifetime sportsman licenses be deposited into the lifetime sportsman endowment fund. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 1, Part 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 537"
citation: "Tennessee HB 537 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Game and Fish Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cochran"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 28
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67b3171f-4f23-491d-a2c7-121a3a65f83e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0537&GA=113"
source_hash: "6798bb775abd8bcd7bcceaf4a75596979efbe2ac7e94fefcde8720d20a5e32e1"
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 537 (113) — Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, deletes the requirement that proceeds from the sale of lifetime sportsman licenses be deposited into the lifetime sportsman endowment fund. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 1, Part 5.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0537.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/10/2023 4/6/2023 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/10/2023 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/8/2023 (6) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/28/2023 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/15/2023 (5) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/22/2023 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2023 Passed (1) — **940** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Cochran — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-02-01** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/8/2023
- **2023-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-08** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-15** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-22** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-28** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2023
- **2023-04-06** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/10/2023
- **2023-04-10** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-10** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-04-10** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-11** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/28/2023
- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 303
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/67b3171f-4f23-491d-a2c7-121a3a65f83e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).