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.
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Introduced
2Passed House
3Passed Senate
4To Governor
5Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2026
Apr 29Comp. became Pub. Ch. 809Latest
Apr 6Comp. SB subst.
Vote recorded HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 4/2/2026. Result: fail.Lower
Apr 6Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
Apr 2H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026
Apr 1Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
Mar 26Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to Next Avail. Cal.
Mar 25Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
Mar 24Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeMinor
Vote recorded HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/24/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 18Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources CommitteeMinor
Vote recorded HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 3/18/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 18Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/24/2026
Mar 11Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
Mar 3Ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources CommitteeMinor
Mar 3Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources SubcommitteeMinor
Feb 5P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.