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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 2499: 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.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2499 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 3, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Kip Capley (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 809.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kip CapleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse71

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 809
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026
  5. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
  6. Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to Next Avail. Cal.
  7. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
  8. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  9. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
  10. Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/24/2026
  11. Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
  12. Ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source