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

HB 309: Veterans - As introduced, requires the bureau of parks and conservation to designate at least one day per year, instead of just one day per year, during which access to and use of all state parks, including campgrounds and golf courses, must be free of charge for all veterans. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 3.

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 309 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Veterans - As introduced, requires the bureau of parks and conservation to designate at least one day per year, instead of just one day per year, during which access to and use of all state parks, including campgrounds and golf courses, must be free of charge for all veterans. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 3. Primary sponsor: John Gillespie (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 25, 2025): Taken off notice for cal in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John GillespiePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse97

“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. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
  2. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
  3. Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/25/2025
  4. Sponsor(s) Added.
  5. Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/26/2025
  6. Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
  7. Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
  8. P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
  9. Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee
  10. Intro., P1C.
  11. Filed for introduction

Sources

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