Tennessee House Bill HB2091

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/2/26
• Refer: 2/5/26
• Refer: 4/20/26

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-highway vehicles.

Summary

HB2091 amends Tennessee law governing off-highway vehicles by requiring the director to post on the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission’s website the list of areas in the state where off-highway motor vehicles are allowed. The posted list must include the acreage of each area and an estimated length of the trails in each area. The bill is administrative in nature and does not create new riding areas or change the underlying rules for where off-highway vehicles may be used; instead, it improves public access to information about existing designated areas. By adding this website-posting requirement to Title 70, Chapter 9, the bill creates a new statutory duty for the commission/director to maintain and publish a more detailed inventory of off-highway vehicle areas. It affects the state agency responsible for wildlife and outdoor recreation management, as well as riders, land managers, and the public who use or oversee off-highway vehicle trails. The measure takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

Impact

The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, by adding a new section requiring the director to publish on the commission’s website the list of areas where off-highway motor vehicles are permitted under § 70-9-104(6), along with acreage and estimated trail length. This imposes a new transparency and reporting obligation on the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission and provides riders and the public with more detailed information about designated off-highway vehicle areas.

Sentiment

The available voting history suggests broad support for the bill, with unanimous or near-unanimous favorable votes in the House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee and Committee, and strong support in the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee and Committee. The bill appears to have been treated as a practical, low-conflict administrative measure rather than a controversial policy change. No committee transcript is available, but the vote pattern indicates generally positive sentiment.

Contention

There is little visible contention in the available record because the bill is narrowly focused on posting information online rather than expanding or restricting off-highway vehicle access. The only notable dissent appears in the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, where the vote was 12-1, suggesting at least one member had some reservation, though the record does not show the reason. Any concern would likely relate to administrative burden, accuracy of trail data, or broader off-highway vehicle management issues, but those points are not documented in the provided materials.