republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/113/hb-1918.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Recreational Areas - As enacted, requires a campground owner to post in a high traffic area on the campground, or distribute to registered guests or visitors, a written policy on campground curfew, alcohol use, tobacco use, and pets; authorizes an owner to eject a person and notify local law enforcement under certain conditions; provides that a person who remains on a campground after having been asked to leave by the owner for certain violations commits criminal trespass and may be removed by the owner or a law enforcement officer; grants removed persons certain refunds. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 55; Title 62, Chapter 7; Title 66; Title 68, Chapter 110 and Title 68, Chapter 14."
description: "Recreational Areas - As enacted, requires a campground owner to post in a high traffic area on the campground, or distribute to registered guests or visitors, a written policy on campground curfew, alcohol use, tobacco use, and pets; authorizes an owner to eject a person and notify local law enforcement under certain conditions; provides that a person who remains on a campground after having been asked to leave by the owner for certain violations commits criminal trespass and may be removed by the owner or a law enforcement officer; grants removed persons certain refunds. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 55; Title 62, Chapter 7; Title 66; Title 68, Chapter 110 and Title 68, Chapter 14."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1918"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1918 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Recreational Areas"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hale"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-22"
last_action: "2024-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/211b2c67-5b1f-49e3-94aa-a3f826487263"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1918&GA=113"
source_hash: "05c374c4d3e34e0a3d899601d795ad01995418508f79302d82fa61df08a68280"
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 1918 (113) — Recreational Areas - As enacted, requires a campground owner to post in a high traffic area on the campground, or distribute to registered guests or visitors, a written policy on campground curfew, alcohol use, tobacco use, and pets; authorizes an owner to eject a person and notify local law enforcement under certain conditions; provides that a person who remains on a campground after having been asked to leave by the owner for certain violations commits criminal trespass and may be removed by the owner or a law enforcement officer; grants removed persons certain refunds. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 55; Title 62, Chapter 7; Title 66; Title 68, Chapter 110 and Title 68, Chapter 14.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0603** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0603.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0648** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0648.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1918.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/28/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/21/2024 Passed (1) — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/11/2024 3/7/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/11/2024 Passed (1) — **97–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hale — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-25** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-25** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-20** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/28/2024
- **2024-02-28** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2024
- **2024-03-07** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/11/2024
- **2024-03-11** Passed H., as am., Ayes 97, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-11** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0603) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-03-14** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-21** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0648)
- **2024-03-21** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-03-22** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-03-26** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-17** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-04-17** Pub. Ch. 665

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/211b2c67-5b1f-49e3-94aa-a3f826487263`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).