Tennessee Senate Bill 1610 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 6 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-05-06 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 986
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

As enacted, creates a Class C misdemeanor offense, punishable by a $50 fine and community service work, for camping along a controlled-access highway or entrance or exit ramp; expands Equal Access to Public Property Act of 2012, under which it is a Class E felony offense for a person to camp on property owned by the state knowing that the area on which the camping occurs is not specifically designated for use as a camping area, to apply the offense of unauthorized camping to all public property. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3 and Title 55, Chapter 8.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 14; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3 and Title 55, Chapter 8, relative to public property.

Sen. Paul Bailey [R]

2022-04-06 - Senate - SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 (Y: 7 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-13 - Senate - SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee (Y: 1 N: 6 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-05-06		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 986
2022-04-13	Senate	Companion House Bill substituted
2022-04-11	Senate	Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/13/2022
2022-04-06	Senate	Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
2022-03-30	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/6/2022
2022-03-30	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/5/2022
2022-03-30	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/30/2022
2022-03-29	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/30/2022
2022-03-23	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/29/2022
2021-04-13	Senate	Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee
2021-04-07	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
2021-02-22	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
2021-02-11	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2021-02-11	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB0978 (Crossfiled) 2022-05-06 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2022

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1610&ga=112
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1610.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/112/pub/pc0986.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0892.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Fiscal/HB0978.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Fiscal/FM2555.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1610&ga=112