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type: "Bill"
title: "Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, authorizes a person to possess a raccoon without the payment of the $150 personal possession permit fee if the raccoon is obtained from a legal source and has been vaccinated; the raccoon is non-native and was not captured from the wild; and a possession permit for the raccoon has been issued by TWRA. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 44 and Title 70."
description: "Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, authorizes a person to possess a raccoon without the payment of the $150 personal possession permit fee if the raccoon is obtained from a legal source and has been vaccinated; the raccoon is non-native and was not captured from the wild; and a possession permit for the raccoon has been issued by TWRA. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 44 and Title 70."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2354"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2354 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hensley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2fc6697-47e9-461d-ac3a-495181a9e7a1"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2354&ga=114"
source_hash: "0960dc6828cdb4f44e07752bf8414b37dd5b67da0604945e01dd18a5dc187164"
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 SB 2354 (114) — Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, authorizes a person to possess a raccoon without the payment of the $150 personal possession permit fee if the raccoon is obtained from a legal source and has been vaccinated; the raccoon is non-native and was not captured from the wild; and a possession permit for the raccoon has been issued by TWRA. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 44 and Title 70.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0776** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0776.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0703** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0703.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2354.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Failed — **2272** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/23/2026 Passed (1) — **290** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed (1) — **7814** (pass) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/11/2026 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Hensley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **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** Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-05** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-11** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026
- **2026-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-23** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0703)
- **2026-03-26** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-06** Passed H., Ayes 78, Nays 14, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0776) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-06** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-08** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-14** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-29** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-04-29** Pub. Ch. 809
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c2fc6697-47e9-461d-ac3a-495181a9e7a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).