Bill > HB0978

Introduced Session

As enacted, creates a Class C misdemeanor offense, punishable by a $50 fine and community service work, for camping along a controlled-access highway or entrance or exit ramp; expands Equal Access to Public Property Act of 2012, under which it is a Class E felony offense for a person to camp on property owned by the state knowing that the area on which the camping occurs is not specifically designated for use as a camping area, to apply the offense of unauthorized camping to all public property. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3 and Title 55, Chapter 8.

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Ryan Williams (R)*,  Tim Hicks (R),  Mary Littleton (R),  Debra Moody (R),  Jay Reedy (R),  Chris Todd (R),  Mark White (R), 

Effective date(s) 07/01/2022 (on 05/06/2022)

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