---
type: "Bill"
title: "Transportation, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to develop and implement a policy regarding the removal of personal property used for camping from the shoulder, berm, or right-of-way of highways under its jurisdiction or under a bridge or overpass under its jurisdiction; prohibits the department from commencing initial clean-up activities, vegetation removal, or site securing activities until the municipal or county government whose geographic boundaries include the camping removal site has ensured that no persons are occupying the site. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 13; Title 39; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 71."
description: "Transportation, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to develop and implement a policy regarding the removal of personal property used for camping from the shoulder, berm, or right-of-way of highways under its jurisdiction or under a bridge or overpass under its jurisdiction; prohibits the department from commencing initial clean-up activities, vegetation removal, or site securing activities until the municipal or county government whose geographic boundaries include the camping removal site has ensured that no persons are occupying the site. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 13; Title 39; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 217"
citation: "Tennessee SB 217 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Taylor"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 23
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2025-01-16"
last_action: "2025-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1fe4307-0208-4906-b93c-b3cee1708e93"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0217&ga=114"
source_hash: "3742a4ecc8dd98f2c2bb234e38dcc50bac15ce93f3a8374babac0b88d7156ccc"
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 217 (114) — Transportation, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to develop and implement a policy regarding the removal of personal property used for camping from the shoulder, berm, or right-of-way of highways under its jurisdiction or under a bridge or overpass under its jurisdiction; prohibits the department from commencing initial clean-up activities, vegetation removal, or site securing activities until the municipal or county government whose geographic boundaries include the camping removal site has ensured that no persons are occupying the site. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 13; Title 39; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0160** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0160.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0426** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0426.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0427** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0427.pdf)
4. **Amendment HA0428** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0428.pdf)
5. **Amendment HA0429** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0429.pdf)
6. **Amendment SA0053** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0053.pdf)
7. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0217.pdf)

## Votes

- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/5/2025 Passed — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/13/2025 Passed — **25–6** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025 Passed (1) — **74–23** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 3 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025 Failed — **22–71** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025 Failed — **21–71** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 4 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025 Failed — **23–73** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 5 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025 Failed — **24–71** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025 Passed — **73–21** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Taylor — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-16** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-27** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 2/19/2025
- **2025-02-19** Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/5/2025
- **2025-02-26** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/5/2025
- **2025-03-05** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2025-03-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/13/2025
- **2025-03-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-13** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2025-03-13** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0053)
- **2025-03-17** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-15** Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 23, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-15** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0160) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-15** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13** Effective date(s) 05/02/2025
- **2025-05-13** Pub. Ch. 310

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d1fe4307-0208-4906-b93c-b3cee1708e93`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).