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Bill Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, authorizes the executive director of the wildlife resources agency to enter into agreements with local law enforcement agencies for the purpose of enforcing wildlife management laws and rules; creates a criminal offense for feeding black bears under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 70. Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, authorizes the executive director of the wildlife resources agency to enter into agreements with local law enforcement agencies for the purpose of enforcing wildlife management laws and rules; creates a criminal offense for feeding black bears under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 70. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 114 SB 2597 Tennessee SB 2597 (114)
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3 22 3 2026-02-02 2026-05-04 openstates ocd-bill/a9a4628d-7185-4b05-9258-81c73991a9b0 https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2597&ga=114 a7efe2ac6f4f9cc454e81b2313ec2a247766c1ea074ecb67591815ebd1e79ca3 2026-07-01 https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump 2026-07-06 reported
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Tennessee SB 2597 (114) — Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, authorizes the executive director of the wildlife resources agency to enter into agreements with local law enforcement agencies for the purpose of enforcing wildlife management laws and rules; creates a criminal offense for feeding black bears under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 70.

Version chain

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

  1. Amendment HA0622 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Amendment SA0595 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) — 843 (pass) · 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 3/4/2026 Passed — 80 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/16/2026 Passed (1) — 300 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Southerland — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-02-02 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2026-02-02 Sponsor change. sponsorship
  • 2026-02-02 Filed for introduction filing
  • 2026-02-05 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee referral-committee
  • 2026-02-25 Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/4/2026
  • 2026-03-04 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
  • 2026-03-13 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026
  • 2026-03-16 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2026-03-16 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 passage
  • 2026-03-16 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0595)
  • 2026-03-16 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House receipt
  • 2026-03-19 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  • 2026-03-30 Passed H., Ayes 84, Nays 3, PNV 1 passage
  • 2026-03-30 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0622) amendment-withdrawal
  • 2026-03-30 Subst. for comp. HB. substitution
  • 2026-04-01 Signed by Senate Speaker passage
  • 2026-04-01 Enrolled and ready for signatures enrolled
  • 2026-04-02 Transmitted to Governor for action. executive-receipt
  • 2026-04-02 Signed by H. Speaker passage
  • 2026-04-14 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2026-05-04 Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
  • 2026-05-04 Pub. Ch. 738

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a9a4628d-7185-4b05-9258-81c73991a9b0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).