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type: "Bill"
title: "Environment and Conservation, Department of - As enacted, authorizes the commissioner to commission environmental investigative enforcement officers; specifies circumstances under which park rangers and other law enforcement officers within the department may operate outside parks and other specific areas. - Amends TCA Section 11-1-101; Section 11-3-107; Section 59-8-404 and Section 59-8-308."
description: "Environment and Conservation, Department of - As enacted, authorizes the commissioner to commission environmental investigative enforcement officers; specifies circumstances under which park rangers and other law enforcement officers within the department may operate outside parks and other specific areas. - Amends TCA Section 11-1-101; Section 11-3-107; Section 59-8-404 and Section 59-8-308."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 89"
citation: "Tennessee HB 89 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Department of", "Environment and Conservation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-06"
last_action: "2021-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9a16623-481a-44c9-ae40-ea2519264089"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0089&GA=112"
source_hash: "a489d3004c3aaf6ebd95da6040ed67da15ff9f9bfa0f12e4e467dde22fb31a63"
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 89 (112) — Environment and Conservation, Department of - As enacted, authorizes the commissioner to commission environmental investigative enforcement officers; specifies circumstances under which park rangers and other law enforcement officers within the department may operate outside parks and other specific areas. - Amends TCA Section 11-1-101; Section 11-3-107; Section 59-8-404 and Section 59-8-308.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0029** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0029.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0026.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0089.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/10/2021 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 3/2/2021 (4) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/22/2021 Passed (1) — **950** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/8/2021 Passed (1) — **311** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/22/2021 3/18/2021 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommend for passage with amendments , ref to Senate Calendar Committee 3/2/2021 Passed (2) — **71** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-06** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** Ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13** P2C held on desk.
- **2021-01-27** Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/16/2021
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2021-02-12** Refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-12** Recalled from Senate Energy, Ag., & Nat. Resources Committee
- **2021-02-16** Meeting Canceled
- **2021-02-17** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/23/2021
- **2021-02-18** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/23/2021
- **2021-02-23** Action Def. in s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/2/2021
- **2021-02-23** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/2/21
- **2021-02-24** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
- **2021-02-24** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/2/2021
- **2021-03-02** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/8/2021
- **2021-03-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-08** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2021-03-08** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0026)
- **2021-03-10** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-11** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2021
- **2021-03-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/22/2021
- **2021-03-22** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-22** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0029) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-03-22** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-03-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-03-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-06** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-04-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-21** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 135
- **2021-04-21** Effective date(s) 04/13/2021
- **2021-04-21** Pub. Ch. 135
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9a16623-481a-44c9-ae40-ea2519264089`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).