---
type: "Bill"
title: "Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As enacted, revises provisions governing the manner in which boundary areas are established for scenic rivers. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 13."
description: "Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As enacted, revises provisions governing the manner in which boundary areas are established for scenic rivers. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 13."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 696"
citation: "Tennessee SB 696 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Parks", "Natural Areas Preservation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Travis", "Yager"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-02"
last_action: "2018-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/38e13361-9060-4928-aa20-22f2b8b037a2"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0696&GA=110"
source_hash: "3ede09b4c3f26c1eb2e7e5279a0669795ef426d2f5b918cc9c0a137641842a49"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 696 (110) — Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As enacted, revises provisions governing the manner in which boundary areas are established for scenic rivers. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 13.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB0696.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/1/2018 PASSED — **95–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AG., AND NAT. RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/8/2018 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/12/2018 PASSED (1) — **31–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Travis — primary (person)
- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-02** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2018-01-31** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/8/2018
- **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/14/2018
- **2018-02-08** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 2/12/2018
- **2018-02-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-02-12** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-12** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0579)
- **2018-02-14** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 2/20/2018
- **2018-02-14** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-02-20** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/22/2018
- **2018-02-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/1/2018
- **2018-03-01** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-03-01** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-01** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0699) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-03-01** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-03-01** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-03-05** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-05** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-06** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-03-14** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-26** Pub. Ch. 559
- **2018-03-26** Effective date(s) 03/14/2018
- **2018-03-26** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 559

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/38e13361-9060-4928-aa20-22f2b8b037a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).