---
type: "Bill"
title: "Environment and Conservation, Department of - As enacted, makes confidential certain information related to guests of state parks. - Amends TCA Section 11-1-102."
description: "Environment and Conservation, Department of - As enacted, makes confidential certain information related to guests of state parks. - Amends TCA Section 11-1-102."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 312"
citation: "Tennessee HB 312 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environment and Conservation", "Department of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hawk", "Norris"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 34
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-31"
last_action: "2017-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7061a013-6f99-45b5-9975-70d2e1b5dadd"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0312&GA=110"
source_hash: "3f9b5fcf895ba926172f68677863f4c4260258a4996f47ad4038075b1792d3f9"
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 312 (110) — Environment and Conservation, Department of - As enacted, makes confidential certain information related to guests of state parks. - Amends TCA Section 11-1-102.

## 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/HB0312.pdf)

## Votes

- AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 3/15/2017 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/27/2017 3/23/2017 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/21/2017 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/27/2017 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hawk — primary (person)
- Norris — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-31** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-06** P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-07** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2017-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-14** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/20/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-15** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-20** Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/27/2017
- **2017-03-21** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-21** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/27/2017
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/23/2017
- **2017-03-23** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/27/2017
- **2017-03-27** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-27** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-03-28** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-03-28** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/30/2017
- **2017-03-30** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-03-30** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-30** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-03-30** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-03-30** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-04-03** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-04** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-05** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-19** Pub. Ch. 125
- **2017-04-19** Effective date(s) 04/12/2017
- **2017-04-19** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 125

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7061a013-6f99-45b5-9975-70d2e1b5dadd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).