Tennessee Senate bill in Session 114.
Status: enacted. Latest action: April 29, 2026.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 44 and Title 70, relative to possession of wildlife.
ON MARCH 23, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2354, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 r ewrites this bill to authorize a person to possess a raccoon without the payment of the $150 personal possession permit fee, which is require d under present law, if: (1) The raccoon is o btained from a legal source and has been vaccinated; (2) The raccoon is n on-native and was not captured from the wild; and (3) A possession permit for the raccoon has been issued by TWRA.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-29 | Status | enacted |
| 2026-04-29 | Latest Action | Comp. became Pub. Ch. 809 |