Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, authorizes persons to wear daylight fluorescent pink as a substitute for daylight fluorescent orange when hunting big game during gun hunts; deletes statutory definition of daylight fluorescent orange. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 70.
HB 646 changes Tennessee hunting safety rules by allowing hunters to wear daylight fluorescent pink instead of the traditional daylight fluorescent orange during big game gun hunts (excluding turkey). It removes the legal definition of "daylight fluorescent orange" and requires hunters to wear at least 500 square inches of visible fluorescent color (pink or orange) on the upper body and head. This applies to all hunters participating in big game gun seasons as defined by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. The law takes effect July 1, 2025, after being enacted as Public Chapter 220 on April 29, 2025.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2025
Last action Apr 29, 2025
Floor votes · House Apr 7, 2025
How they voted
101–0
Passed
Total votes 101
Apr 7, 2025
D
Democratic22
100% Yea
R
Republican79
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Apr 7, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (101-0)
house
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/25/2025
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee to 3/25/2025
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/18/2025
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michele Carringer
RRepublican
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