---
type: "Bill"
title: "Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As enacted, enacts the \"State Parks Funding Act of 2022.\" - Amends TCA Section 11-3-120 and Title 11, Chapter 3, Part 3."
description: "Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As enacted, enacts the \"State Parks Funding Act of 2022.\" - Amends TCA Section 11-3-120 and Title 11, Chapter 3, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 2168"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2168 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Natural Areas Preservation", "Parks"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 47
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-01-31"
last_action: "2022-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b192d1ad-483b-43dc-8075-86b63fb18b5e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2168&GA=112"
source_hash: "14a656c4b950979b079b59f7bda2dc0cf37b73aaba1934426f6bff8acd93e437"
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 2168 (112) — Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As enacted, enacts the "State Parks Funding Act of 2022." - Amends TCA Section 11-3-120 and Title 11, Chapter 3, Part 3.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB2168.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/16/2022 Passed (3) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/23/2022 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/30/2022 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/11/2022 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/5/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 3/15/2022 (7) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/11/2022 4/7/2022 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/11/2022 Passed (2) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/15/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/21/2022 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2022-02-07** Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/16/2022
- **2022-02-16** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2022-02-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-24** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/1/2022
- **2022-03-01** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-08** Action Def. in s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-08** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-15** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-15** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-17** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/21/2022
- **2022-03-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-21** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-23** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-23** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-24** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-03-30** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/5/2022
- **2022-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-30** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-05** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-06** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/7/2022
- **2022-04-07** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/11/2022
- **2022-04-11** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-11** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2022-04-11** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-13** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-18** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 921
- **2022-05-02** Effective date(s) 04/27/2022
- **2022-05-02** Pub. Ch. 921

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b192d1ad-483b-43dc-8075-86b63fb18b5e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).