2021-2022 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB2596: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 28; Title 29; Title 54; Title 55; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66 and Title 69, relative to rights-of-way.

Legislative Summary

As enacted, provides that an owner, tenant, or lessee is not liable for injuries to a person that occur when the person is on the land of the owner, tenant, or lessee without paying to the owner, tenant, or lessee a valuable consideration for use of the land for the purpose of entering or exiting from or using a public greenway, unless the injuries were caused by the gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct of the owner, tenant, or lessee. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 28; Title 29; Title 54; Title 55; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66 and Title 69.

Bill History

2/2/2022
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
Intro.
House of Representatives
2/3/2022
P1C.
House of Representatives
2/7/2022
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
House of Representatives
2/16/2022
Ref. to Civil Justice Committee
House of Representatives
2/16/2022
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/23/2022
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
House of Representatives
3/1/2022
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/9/2022
House of Representatives
3/9/2022
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/16/2022
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
House of Representatives
3/17/2022
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2022
House of Representatives
3/21/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/21/2022
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/13/2022
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 790

Amendments

HA0629

Amendment 1-0 to HB2596

3/9/2022Not Adopted

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/13/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Jason Hodges
Jason Hodges
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/12/202253.3 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/2/20227.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/18/202247.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/3/202249.9 KB