2023-2024 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB2859: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 11; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 70, relative to parks.

Legislative Summary

As enacted, provides that an owner of land who enters into a cooperative agreement with a public utility owned by the federal government for the use of the public utility's land in conjunction with the owner's land of at least 100 acres that is made available to the public as a park for outdoor recreational purposes without charge, except for a nominal parking fee or special event fee, generally owes no duty of care to persons entering or going upon such land and is not liable for any loss, damages, or injury to such persons. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 11; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 70.

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Bill History

1/31/2024
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/1/2024
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/5/2024
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
House of Representatives
3/13/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/13/2024
Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
House of Representatives
3/13/2024
Sponsor change.
House of Representatives
3/13/2024
Ref. to Civil Justice Committee
House of Representatives
3/13/2024
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/14/2024
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2024
House of Representatives
3/19/2024
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
House of Representatives
3/27/2024
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/3/2024
House of Representatives
4/2/2024
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/3/2024
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2024
House of Representatives
4/4/2024
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/11/2024
House of Representatives
4/11/2024
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
5/9/2024
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 819

Amendments

HA0887

Amendment 1-0 to HB2859

4/2/2024Not Adopted

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/9/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

John Ragan
John Ragan
Republican

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text5/6/202456.8 KB
Draft
Bill Text3/13/20247.7 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/1/20247.6 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/31/20247.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/15/202495.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/2/202479.9 KB