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TennesseeSB 0217114th General Assembly (2025-2026)Senate

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.

Sponsored By: Brent Taylor (Republican)

Became Law

Transportation, Dept. of

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Bill Overview

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1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

New rules for highway encampment cleanups

The law requires the state transportation department to run a policy to remove personal property used for camping from state highways and under bridges. The department works with cities, counties, police, the Department of Safety, and homeless and housing groups. If the department asks, the city or county must sign an MOU that sets duties: the department posts a 10‑day notice, finishes initial clean‑up within 30 days of a complaint or within 30 days after the MOU, removes vegetation within 30 more days, and secures the site within 90 days. The notice tells people that any property left after the date is treated as trash and disposed of. The city or county must do outreach, connect people to housing, ensure the site is empty by the removal date, and bring local law enforcement. The department cannot start clean‑up, vegetation work, or site securing while anyone is still at the site. If a city or county fails to sign an MOU within 60 days of the request or fails to follow it, the department must notify key state lawmakers and the local delegation.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Brent Taylor

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Ed Jackson

    Republican • Senate

  • Paul Rose

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 269 • No: 337

House vote • 4/15/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 4 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025

Yes: 23 • No: 73

House vote • 4/15/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025

Yes: 21 • No: 71

House vote • 4/15/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 5 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025

Yes: 24 • No: 71

House vote • 4/15/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 3 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025

Yes: 22 • No: 71

House vote • 4/15/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025

Yes: 74 • No: 23

House vote • 4/15/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025

Yes: 73 • No: 21

Senate vote • 3/13/2025

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/13/2025

Yes: 25 • No: 6

Senate vote • 3/5/2025

TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE

Yes: 7 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Pub. Ch. 310

    5/13/2025

  2. Effective date(s) 05/02/2025

    5/13/2025

  3. Signed by Governor.

    5/2/2025Senate

  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    4/22/2025Senate

  5. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/21/2025Senate

  6. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/21/2025House

  7. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    4/17/2025Senate

  8. Subst. for comp. HB.

    4/15/2025House

  9. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0160)

    4/15/2025House

  10. Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 23, PNV 0

    4/15/2025House

  11. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

    3/17/2025House

  12. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0053)

    3/13/2025Senate

  13. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 6

    3/13/2025Senate

  14. Sponsor(s) Added.

    3/13/2025Senate

  15. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    3/13/2025Senate

  16. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/13/2025

    3/11/2025Senate

  17. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0

    3/5/2025Senate

  18. Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/5/2025

    2/26/2025Senate

  19. Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/5/2025

    2/19/2025Senate

  20. Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/19/2025

    2/12/2025Senate

  21. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee

    2/10/2025Senate

  22. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    1/27/2025Senate

  23. Filed for introduction

    1/16/2025Senate

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