Tennessee Senate Bill SB1247

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/6/25

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 11; Section 28-3-117; Title 39 and Title 70, Chapter 5, relative to public recreation areas.

Summary

SB1247 is a narrow Tennessee bill concerning public recreation areas. Although the caption references multiple titles of the Tennessee Code, the operative language in the bill text makes a single change: it amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 11-14-116(h), by replacing the date "January 8" with "January 31." The bill takes effect immediately upon becoming law. Based on the available text, the measure appears to adjust a deadline or timing requirement tied to the administration of public recreation areas under existing law. Because the bill does not include broader substantive revisions, its practical effect is likely limited to extending or shifting a statutory date by a few weeks rather than changing the underlying policy framework.

Impact

The bill would amend Tennessee Code Annotated Section 11-14-116(h) by changing a statutory date from January 8 to January 31. That change would alter the timing of whatever filing, notice, appointment, report, or administrative action is governed by that subsection, while leaving the rest of the statute intact. No other code sections are changed in the operative text, so the legal impact is targeted and procedural rather than broad.

Sentiment

The only recorded vote shows unanimous support in the Senate Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, which recommended passage with amendment and referral to the Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee by a 9-0 vote. With no committee transcript available, the available history suggests the bill was noncontroversial and received favorable treatment. The lack of recorded opposition indicates general agreement with the date change.

Contention

There is little evidence of substantive contention in the available materials. The bill’s operative change is minor and technical, so any discussion likely centered on whether the deadline adjustment was necessary or appropriate for the affected public recreation area process. The committee vote suggests no significant disagreement among members, and no opposing arguments or stakeholder concerns are documented in the provided record.