Tennessee · House Bill 265 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 44; Title 53 and Title 70, relative to the importation of wildlife carcasses.

  1. Introduced Jan 19, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 21, 2023
  3. Failed  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Game and Fish Laws - As introduced, prohibits the wildlife resource agency from prohibiting the importation into this state of a carcass if importation of the carcass is otherwise permitted under state and federal law. - Amends TCA Title 44; Title 53 and Title 70.

Every action

9 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to State Government Committee · House State Government Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee · House Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/15/2023 · House Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
  6. HouseAction Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to 3/1/2023
  7. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/1/2023 · House Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
  8. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  9. HouseFailed in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State Government Committee

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 1, 2023 House Departments & Agencies Subcommittee Departments & Agencies Subcommittee: Failed in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State Government Committee
Members

Yes · 2

No · 5

Failed 2–5

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 3 Republicans.

All 3 cosponsors

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.