Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, authorizes the commission to regulate the operation of sport shooting ranges rather than firing ranges; authorizes the Tennessee wildlife resources agency to establish fees for the use of such ranges in operation prior to July 1, 1998. - Amends TCA Title 70.
HB 921 updates Tennessee law to authorize the Fish & Wildlife Commission to regulate "sport shooting ranges" (replacing the term "firing ranges") and set public user fees for these facilities. It requires the Wildlife Resources Agency to establish fees before July 1, 1998, with all collected funds deposited into the Wildlife Resources Fund. This bill directly affects sport shooting range operators and the public using these facilities by creating a standardized fee structure for public access. The key change is shifting fee authority to the Wildlife Resources Agency under the Commission's oversight, effective July 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 5, 2025
Signed Apr 11, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2025 · House Mar 10, 2025
How they voted
35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
Mar 31, 2025
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
12
Committee
9
Apr 11, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/3/2025
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 2/25/2025
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/19/2025
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- Government Operations for Review
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Cepicky
RRepublican
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