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type: "Bill"
title: "Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, specifies that a sportsman's license is not required in order to assist a person with a disability who is fishing or hunting pursuant to a discounted license or an exemption from licensure, if certain requirements are met, including executing a form and compliance with certain laws by the assistant. - Amends TCA Title 70."
description: "Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, specifies that a sportsman's license is not required in order to assist a person with a disability who is fishing or hunting pursuant to a discounted license or an exemption from licensure, if certain requirements are met, including executing a form and compliance with certain laws by the assistant. - Amends TCA Title 70."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 2494"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2494 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Game and Fish Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson", "Van Huss"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 36
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-02-04"
last_action: "2020-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31b9f097-448d-4518-8f13-a10fdddc052c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2494&GA=111"
source_hash: "58a8a5bb7daf5c32c89e99d9c7a572d150f74fb400172ba4bb7c2a6244c47b1d"
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 2494 (111) — Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, specifies that a sportsman's license is not required in order to assist a person with a disability who is fishing or hunting pursuant to a discounted license or an exemption from licensure, if certain requirements are met, including executing a form and compliance with certain laws by the assistant. - Amends TCA Title 70.
## 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/HB2494.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 2/25/2020 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/8/2020 Passed (2) — **940** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/8/2020 Passed (1) — **940** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/24/2020 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/19/2020 Passed (2) — **70** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 6/2/2020 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jackson — primary (person)
- Van Huss — 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`
- **2020-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-06** P1C.
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `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`
- **2020-02-12** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/19/2020
- **2020-02-19** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/25/2020
- **2020-02-19** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-02-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/24/2020
- **2020-02-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-25** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-25** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-02-26** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/3/2020
- **2020-02-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-03-03** Meeting Canceled. Reset on Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee cal. for 3/10/20
- **2020-03-04** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-11** Meeeting Canceled. Reset on Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee cal. for 3/17/20
- **2020-03-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-05-27** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 6/2/2020
- **2020-06-02** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/4/2020
- **2020-06-04** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 6/8/2020
- **2020-06-08** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-06-08** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-08** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-06-10** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-06-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-06-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 737
- **2020-07-02** Pub. Ch. 737
- **2020-07-02** Effective date(s) 06/22/2020
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/31b9f097-448d-4518-8f13-a10fdddc052c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).