SB1277

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 11, Chapter 14, Part 1, relative to state natural areas.

Complete·4/28/25

SB1277 amends Tennessee Code to update acreages and add new natural areas to the state's protected natural areas list.

SB1277 amends Tennessee Code to update the acreages of several natural areas and adds new natural areas to the state's protected natural areas list. The bill modifies the size of existing areas and introduces new areas such as Clifty Creek Gorge, Rocky Hill, Barnett's Woods and Prairie, Versailles Knob, and Union Grove. These additions and modifications aim to protect various species and habitats, including the federally threatened Virginia spirea, the federally endangered Braun's Rockcress, and the state endangered running glade clover and Tennessee trillium.

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Roll Call Votes

SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

9 Yea

RDDRRRRRR

0 Nay

Calendar

Mar 26, 2025

9:30 AM

Senate Energy, Agriculture And Natural Resources Hearing

Mar 19, 2025

10:30 AM

Senate Energy, Agriculture And Natural Resources Hearing

History

Apr 28, 2025

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 190

Mar 31, 2025

Senate

Companion House Bill substituted

Mar 31, 2025

Senate

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