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

HB 938: Licenses - As enacted, creates a bait privilege license to allow hunting or taking of whitetail deer using bait on privately owned or privately leased land. - Amends TCA 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 938 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Licenses - As enacted, creates a bait privilege license to allow hunting or taking of whitetail deer using bait on privately owned or privately leased land. - Amends TCA Title 70. Primary sponsor: Kip Capley (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 444.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

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. 444
  2. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  3. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/22/2025
  4. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  5. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2025
  6. H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 4/22/2025
  7. Sponsor(s) Added.
  8. Comp. SB subst.
  9. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/22/2025
  10. Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  11. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  12. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

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