HB0646

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 70, relative to the use of certain colors while hunting.

Complete·4/29/25

Tennessee HB0646 mandates daylight fluorescent orange or pink hunting garments for big game hunting, excluding turkey.

Tennessee HB0646 amends state law to require hunters to wear outer garments of daylight fluorescent orange or pink during gun hunts for big game, excluding turkey. The garments must cover both the upper body and head, totaling at least 500 square inches and be visible from both the front and back. This change takes effect on July 1, 2025.

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Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

96 Yea

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0 Nay

Calendar

Mar 25, 2025

9:00 AM

House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee Hearing

Mar 18, 2025

9:00 AM

House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee Hearing

History

Apr 29, 2025

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 220

Apr 7, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) Added.

Apr 7, 2025

House

Comp. SB subst.