---
type: "Bill"
title: "Veterans - As enacted, requires the offering of discounted rates for activities at state parks to veterans who are Tennessee residents and a year-round discount in the amount of no less than 50 percent for camping and overnight cabin lodging fees at state parks to a state-resident veteran who has a service-connected disability that is determined by the veterans' administration to constitute a 100 percent permanent total disability. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 3."
description: "Veterans - As enacted, requires the offering of discounted rates for activities at state parks to veterans who are Tennessee residents and a year-round discount in the amount of no less than 50 percent for camping and overnight cabin lodging fees at state parks to a state-resident veteran who has a service-connected disability that is determined by the veterans' administration to constitute a 100 percent permanent total disability. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 322"
citation: "Tennessee HB 322 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Veterans"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs", "Hodges"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 63
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2021-01-20"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e14486d-e8b4-42c2-a5c8-143fecd81ab7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0322&GA=112"
source_hash: "30f2b94ec19520d709cf73dfbc25be5985c194651cfc63eb3b49e1e6327e3bab"
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 322 (112) — Veterans - As enacted, requires the offering of discounted rates for activities at state parks to veterans who are Tennessee residents and a year-round discount in the amount of no less than 50 percent for camping and overnight cabin lodging fees at state parks to a state-resident veteran who has a service-connected disability that is determined by the veterans' administration to constitute a 100 percent permanent total disability. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 3.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0192** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0192.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0218** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0218.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0354** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0354.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0322.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/5/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/14/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2021 4/26/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 5/3/2021 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/31/2021 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2021 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/21/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 3/16/2021 (7) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)
- Hodges — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-20** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-24** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
- **2021-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-02** Action Def. in s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-16** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-24** Action def. in Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee to 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-30** Reset on Final calendar of Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/5/2021
- **2021-03-31** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-05** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-05** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-05** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
- **2021-04-06** Reset on Final calendar of Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-04-07** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-13** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-13** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-14** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-14** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2021
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-22** Re-refer to Senate Cal. Comm.
- **2021-04-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-27** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-27** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0218) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-27** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0192) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-28** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-03** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0354)
- **2021-05-03** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-05-03** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-05-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-06** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-05-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-13** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-06-01** Pub. Ch. 521
- **2021-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 521

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0e14486d-e8b4-42c2-a5c8-143fecd81ab7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).