---
type: "Bill"
title: "Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As enacted, designates certain segments of Chickamauga Creek as Class I natural river areas. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 13."
description: "Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As enacted, designates certain segments of Chickamauga Creek as Class I natural river areas. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 13."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 150"
citation: "Tennessee HB 150 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Natural Areas Preservation", "Parks"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hazlewood"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc67a596-08d8-40fa-8bb3-1f39e5cae19d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0150&GA=113"
source_hash: "5541ce1c963d92b2b4b50bc6b269dbaa61d0948ef793d02affba3f495c19a56b"
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 HB 150 (113) — Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As enacted, designates certain segments of Chickamauga Creek as Class I natural river areas. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 13.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0106** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0106.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0016** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0016.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0146** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0146.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0150.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2023 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2023 3/9/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/8/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/19/2023 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 2/28/2023 — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hazlewood — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-12** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-01-20** P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-24** Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-28** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/8/2023
- **2023-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/9/2023
- **2023-03-08** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-09** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2023
- **2023-03-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0106) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-20** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-19** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0146)
- **2023-04-19** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0016)
- **2023-04-19** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-25** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/11/2023
- **2023-05-18** Pub. Ch. 371

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fc67a596-08d8-40fa-8bb3-1f39e5cae19d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).