2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB0938: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, relative to hunting with bait.
Legislative Summary
As introduced, creates a bait privilege license to allow hunting or taking of whitetail deer and wild-appearing swine using bait on privately owned or privately leased land. - Amends TCA Title 70.
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Bill History
2/4/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee- Government Operations for Review
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Sponsor change.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/25/2025
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/7/2025
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2025
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/22/2025
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/22/2025
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2025
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 4/22/2025
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
Amendments
HA0153
Amendment 1-0 to HB0938
3/25/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/22/2025
25
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/22/2025
13
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/16/2025
13
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
3/25/2025
13
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
3/19/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 4
Primary Sponsor
Kip Capley
Republican