<BillNo> <Sponsor> SENATE BILL 969 By Southerland SB0969 002777 - 1 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, relative to wildlife resources. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 70-5-101(f)(6), is amended by deleting "Prior to January 1, 2008, and each January 1 thereafter" and substituting "Prior to January 15 of each year". SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.