Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 125: Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As enacted, requires a county or municipal government that receives a grant from the local parks land acquisition fund for a project located within a county designated as distressed or at-risk by the Appalachian Regional Commission at the time of the grant application to match the grant with an amount of money equal to 25 percent of the project, instead of requiring a match with an amount of money equal to the grant. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-409.

Enacted Last action May 8, 2025: Pub. Ch. 336

Plain-language summary

HB 125 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As enacted, requires a county or municipal government that receives a grant from the local parks land acquisition fund for a project located within a county designated as distressed or at-risk by the Appalachian Regional Commission at the time of the grant application to match the grant with an amount of money equal to 25 percent of the project, instead of requiring a match with an amount of money equal to the grant. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-409. Primary sponsor: William Lamberth (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 8, 2025): Pub. Ch. 336.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: William Lamberth (Republican).