---
type: "Bill"
title: "Recreational Areas - As enacted, makes revisions to the law relative to the Ocoee River; adds \"Class IV Olympic river areas\" to the types of river areas included in the state scenic rivers system; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 11; Title 65, Chapter 15 and Title 70, Chapter 7."
description: "Recreational Areas - As enacted, makes revisions to the law relative to the Ocoee River; adds \"Class IV Olympic river areas\" to the types of river areas included in the state scenic rivers system; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 11; Title 65, Chapter 15 and Title 70, Chapter 7."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2204"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2204 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Recreational Areas"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lowe"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07275a95-8c69-4706-88e6-78445bdfbf1d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2204&GA=113"
source_hash: "5036b0bd34ebef8391c1b39e06f80ad18930e7a6ca3282f564958d664edc8a69"
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 2204 (113) — Recreational Areas - As enacted, makes revisions to the law relative to the Ocoee River; adds "Class IV Olympic river areas" to the types of river areas included in the state scenic rivers system; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 11; Title 65, Chapter 15 and Title 70, Chapter 7.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0764** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0764.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1079** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1079.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0647** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0647.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2204.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/6/2024 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2024 Passed (1) — **88–1** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/24/2024 Passed — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/14/2024 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee `passage`
- **2024-02-28** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/6/2024
- **2024-03-06** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-03-12** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/14/2024
- **2024-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-14** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0647)
- **2024-03-18** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-23** Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 1, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-23** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0764) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-23** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1079) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-23** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-24** Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA1079) `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/24/2024
- **2024-04-29** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-15** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-16** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-31** Effective date(s) 05/28/2024, 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-31** Pub. Ch. 1044

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07275a95-8c69-4706-88e6-78445bdfbf1d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).