Files
republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/111/hb-2479.md
T
2026-07-06 17:28:36 -04:00

109 lines
6.7 KiB
Markdown
Raw Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, deletes one of two similar options for the purchase of a lifetime sportsman license for senior citizens, the fee for which cannot be automatically adjusted to reflect the same percentage increase as the annual sportsman license. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 2."
description: "Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, deletes one of two similar options for the purchase of a lifetime sportsman license for senior citizens, the fee for which cannot be automatically adjusted to reflect the same percentage increase as the annual sportsman license. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 2479"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2479 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Game and Fish Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Freeman"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 45
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-02-04"
last_action: "2020-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cda62472-11d6-4425-b29d-77199efa2f2f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2479&GA=111"
source_hash: "b46cd038da83ef9440d93b041c04ac424aeec38acb1085a1f519612d932a2a49"
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 2479 (111) — Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, deletes one of two similar options for the purchase of a lifetime sportsman license for senior citizens, the fee for which cannot be automatically adjusted to reflect the same percentage increase as the annual sportsman license. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 2.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB2479.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/17/2020 Passed (1) — **6814** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 6/10/2020 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/4/2020 Passed (3) — **90** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 6/2/2020 Passed (2) — **100** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 6/4/2020 Passed (1) — **320** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/17/2020 6/15/2020 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 6/2/2020 (5) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 6/15/2020 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 3/10/2020 (6) — **00** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bell — primary (person)
- Freeman — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-02-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Intro. `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** P1C.
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-10** P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2020-02-11** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-26** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/3/2020
- **2020-02-26** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/4/2020
- **2020-03-03** Meeting Canceled. Reset on Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee cal. for 3/10/20
- **2020-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-04** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2020-03-10** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-05-27** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 6/2/2020
- **2020-06-01** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 6/2/2020
- **2020-06-01** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm. 6/2/20
- **2020-06-02** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-02** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 6/4/2020
- **2020-06-02** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-06-03** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 6/10/2020
- **2020-06-03** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-06-04** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-08** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-06-10** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-11** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 6/15/2020
- **2020-06-11** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 6/11/2020
- **2020-06-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/17/2020
- **2020-06-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/15/2020
- **2020-06-15** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-17** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-06-17** Passed H., Ayes 68, Nays 14, PNV 7 `passage`
- **2020-06-17** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-06-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-07-06** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-07-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-22** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 807
- **2020-07-22** Pub. Ch. 807
- **2020-07-22** Effective date(s) 07/15/2020
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cda62472-11d6-4425-b29d-77199efa2f2f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).