Tennessee SB 2173: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, prohibits an LEA from suspending or expelling a student enrolled in any of the grades pre-kindergarten through two unless the student's behavior endangers the physical safety of others; authorizes an LEA to suspend such a student for such behavior for no more than three days if certain measures are taken before the student is suspended. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 10; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 1120
SENATE BILL NO. 2173
By Yager, Bowling, Gardenhire
Substituted for: House Bill No. 2091
By Powers, Crawford
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-highway vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, is amended by adding the
following as a new section:
(a) No person shall operate an OHV within the North Cumberland wildlife
management area (WMA) unless the person, or a passenger on the same OHV, possesses
a valid North Cumberland OHV riding permit, a sportsman supplemental annual North
Cumberland OHV riding permit, or a North Cumberland OHV guide permit.
(b) The agency may issue a North Cumberland OHV riding permit to a person who
pays the appropriate permit fee. A North Cumberland OHV riding permit does not include
guide privileges in the North Cumberland WMA. Beginning July 1, 2026, the North
Cumberland OHV riding permit fee is:
(1) Fifty dollars ($50.00) for a nonresident one-day permit;
(2) One hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) for a nonresident three-day permit;
(3) Two hundred dollars ($200) for a nonresident seven-day permit;
(4) Three hundred dollars ($300) for a nonresident annual permit;
(5) Twenty dollars ($20.00) for a Tennessee resident one-day permit;
(6) Thirty dollars ($30.00) for a Tennessee resident three-day permit;
(7) One hundred dollars ($100) for a Tennessee resident seven-day permit;
and
(8) One hundred fifty dollars ($150) for a Tennessee resident annual permit.
(c)(1) An annual or lifetime sportsman license issued by the agency does not include
OHV riding privileges in the North Cumberland WMA.
(2) The holder of a valid annual or lifetime sportsman license may purchase a
sportsman supplemental annual North Cumberland OHV riding permit from the
agency. A sportsman supplemental annual North Cumberland OHV riding permit
does not include guide privileges in the North Cumberland WMA.
(3) The agency may issue a sportsman supplemental annual North
Cumberland OHV riding permit to the holder of a valid annual or lifetime sportsman
license who pays the supplemental permit fee. Beginning July 1, 2026, the sportsman
supplemental annual North Cumberland OHV riding permit fee is forty dollars
($40.00).

SB 2173
(d)(1)
(A) Except as provided in subdivision (d)(1 )(8), a person shall not
accept compensation for assisting others in OHV use while utilizing the North
Cumberland WMA trail system unless the person possesses a valid North
Cumberland OHV guide permit.
(8) A person is not required to possess a North Cumberland OHV
guide permit if the only assistance that the person provides to OHV users in
the North Cumberland WMA is roadside assistance, including, but not limited
to, towing, battery starting and replacement, tire changes, lockout services,
fuel delivery, and winching.
(2) In addition to permitting the privilege of accepting compensation for
assisting others in OHV use while utilizing the North Cumberland WMA trail system, a
North Cumberland OHV guide permit includes the privileges permitted by a North
Cumberland OHV riding permit.
(3) The agency may issue a North Cumberland OHV guide permit to a person
who pays the guide permit fee. Beginning July 1, 2026, the North Cumberland OHV
guide permit fee is seven hundred dollars ($700).
( e) The commission may promulgate rules to adjust the fees established in this
section; provided, that such rules and regulations are consistent with § 70-1-206 and § 70-9-
105, and that any increase to fees established in this part shall not become effective until
July 1, 2030.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.
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PASSED:
SENATE BILL NO. 2173
April 22, 2026
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'l RANDY Met " SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
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CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED this ;;;:;;.;° day of (V\~ 2026
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BILL LEE, GOVERNOR