2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB0217: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 13; Title 39; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 71, relative to the collection, storage, claiming, and disposal of personal property used for camping.

Legislative Summary

As enacted, requires the department to develop and implement a policy regarding the removal of personal property used for camping from the shoulder, berm, or right-of-way of highways under its jurisdiction or under a bridge or overpass under its jurisdiction; prohibits the department from commencing initial clean-up activities, vegetation removal, or site securing activities until the municipal or county government whose geographic boundaries include the camping removal site has ensured that no persons are occupying the site. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 13; Title 39; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 71.

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Bill History

1/16/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
1/27/2025
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
2/10/2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
Senate
2/12/2025
Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/19/2025
Senate
2/19/2025
Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/5/2025
Senate
2/26/2025
Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/5/2025
Senate
3/5/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
Senate
3/11/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/13/2025
Senate
3/13/2025
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0053)
Senate
3/13/2025
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 6
Senate
3/13/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
3/13/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Senate
3/17/2025
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Subst. for comp. HB.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0160)
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 23, PNV 0
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Enrolled and ready for signatures
Senate
4/21/2025
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
4/21/2025
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Transmitted to Governor for action.
Senate
5/2/2025
Signed by Governor.
Senate
5/13/2025
Pub. Ch. 310
5/13/2025
Effective date(s) 05/02/2025

Amendments

SA0053

Amendment 1-0 to SB0217

3/5/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 4 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/15/2025
23
Yea
73
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/15/2025
73
Yea
21
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/15/2025
21
Yea
71
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 3 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/15/2025
22
Yea
71
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 5 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/15/2025
24
Yea
71
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/15/2025
74
Yea
23
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration
3/13/2025
25
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
3/5/2025
7
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/13/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text5/7/2025164.0 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/16/202517.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/2/2025116.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/16/2025155.4 KB