---
type: "Bill"
title: "Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As enacted, designates segments of the Buffalo River, Duck River, and certain other rivers and creeks as Class II pastoral river areas; expands certain public outreach requirements concerning scenic rivers. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 13."
description: "Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As enacted, designates segments of the Buffalo River, Duck River, and certain other rivers and creeks as Class II pastoral river areas; expands certain public outreach requirements concerning scenic rivers. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 13."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1590"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1590 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Natural Areas Preservation", "Parks"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Roberts"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 33
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-12"
last_action: "2026-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19918053-658a-434c-8b3d-f0ea1ab17fa7"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1590&ga=114"
source_hash: "9583c00a40658a5130cf8741f5467befc85fd03c6fbbdc9e3703fd4c646e1351"
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 1590 (114) — Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As enacted, designates segments of the Buffalo River, Duck River, and certain other rivers and creeks as Class II pastoral river areas; expands certain public outreach requirements concerning scenic rivers. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 13.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA1075** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1075.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1590.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/9/2026 Passed — **81–5** (pass) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/4/2026 Passed (2) — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 1 BY MARSH PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/9/2026 Passed — **80–11** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/9/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 3 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2026 Passed — **76–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-12** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-13** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-01-14** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-01-21** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 1/28/2026
- **2026-01-28** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/4/2026
- **2026-02-04** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-02-04** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-06** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/9/2026
- **2026-02-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-02-09** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-12** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-09** Passed H., as am., Ayes 81, Nays 5, PNV 7 `passage`
- **2026-04-09** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1075) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-09** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-10** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/13/2026
- **2026-04-13** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/16/2026
- **2026-04-14** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026
- **2026-04-15** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026
- **2026-04-16** Passed H., Ayes 76, Nays 9, PNV 8 `passage`
- **2026-04-16** H. Am. 1 reconsidered, withdrawn.
- **2026-04-16** Motion to reconsider adopted.
- **2026-04-16** Motion to lift from table adopted.
- **2026-04-16** H. Placed on Message Calendar 3 for 4-16-26
- **2026-04-16** Senate refused to concur in amendment `amendment-failure`
- **2026-04-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-23** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/05/2026
- **2026-05-18** Pub. Ch. 891

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/19918053-658a-434c-8b3d-f0ea1ab17fa7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).