Tennessee HB 978: Criminal Offenses - 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.

Status: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 986 (as of 2022-05-06)

State: Tennessee · Session: 112 · Bill: HB 978

Subjects: Criminal Offenses

Sponsors: Bailey, Williams

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