republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/113/sb-2827.md

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type: "Bill"
title: "Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As enacted, provides that an owner of land who enters into a cooperative agreement with a public utility owned by the federal government for the use of the public utility's land in conjunction with the owner's land of at least 100 acres that is made available to the public as a park for outdoor recreational purposes without charge, except for a nominal parking fee or special event fee, generally owes no duty of care to persons entering or going upon such land and is not liable for any loss, damages, or injury to such persons. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 11; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 70."
description: "Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As enacted, provides that an owner of land who enters into a cooperative agreement with a public utility owned by the federal government for the use of the public utility's land in conjunction with the owner's land of at least 100 acres that is made available to the public as a park for outdoor recreational purposes without charge, except for a nominal parking fee or special event fee, generally owes no duty of care to persons entering or going upon such land and is not liable for any loss, damages, or injury to such persons. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 11; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 70."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2827"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2827 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Natural Areas Preservation", "Parks"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crowe"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-01"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e014906-2c0e-4b3e-abe2-9c4133c64a24"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2827&GA=113"
source_hash: "8beeaeea53e3ce69cbcafaa81d470e8a9402e1ee285c8aab00b0032d8b82b2dc"
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 2827 (113) — Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As enacted, provides that an owner of land who enters into a cooperative agreement with a public utility owned by the federal government for the use of the public utility's land in conjunction with the owner's land of at least 100 acres that is made available to the public as a park for outdoor recreational purposes without charge, except for a nominal parking fee or special event fee, generally owes no duty of care to persons entering or going upon such land and is not liable for any loss, damages, or injury to such persons. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 11; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 70.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0887** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0887.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0689** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0689.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0851** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0851.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2827.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/11/2024 Passed (1) — **87–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/26/2024 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/9/2024 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Crowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-14** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Judiciary Committee for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-14** Refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2024-03-14** Recalled from Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2024-03-19** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-19** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-20** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-20** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-26** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-04-05** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2024
- **2024-04-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-09** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0851)
- **2024-04-09** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0689)
- **2024-04-11** Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0887) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-11** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-11** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-29** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-09** Effective date(s) 04/29/2024
- **2024-05-09** Pub. Ch. 819

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4e014906-2c0e-4b3e-abe2-9c4133c64a24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).