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

HB 197: Transportation, Dept. of - 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.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 197 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Transportation, Dept. of - 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. Primary sponsor: Tom Leatherwood (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 310.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tom LeatherwoodPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 310
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
  4. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
  5. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/7/2025
  7. Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 4/7/2025
  8. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/31/2025
  9. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
  10. Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/25/2025
  11. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee
  12. Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source