Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly
Tennessee HB1922: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2, relative to sexual offenders.
Status: Chaptered, May 18, 2026
Fiscal Summary STATE GOVERNMENTEXPENDITURESIncarceration$19,100 Bill Summary While mandated to comply with the requirements of the Tennessee Sexual Offender and Violent Sexual Offender Registration, Verification and Tracking Act of 2004, this bill requires a sexual offender or violent sexual offender to notify the owner or operator of a campground on which the offender intends to stay overnight of the offender's status as a sexual offender or violent sexual offender prior to the stay. PENALTY This bill provides that a person who knowingly stays overnight at a campground without providing the notice required above commits a Class E felony offense, punishable in accordance with the following: The first violation is punishable by a fine of no less than $350 and imprisonment for no less than 90 days. A second violation is punishable by a fine of no less than $600 and imprisonment for no less than 180 days. A third or subsequent violation is punishable by a fine of no less than $1,100 and imprisonment for no less than one year. This bill prohibits a person violating this bill from being eligible for suspension of sentence, diversion, or probation until the minimum sentence is served in its entirety.
What the bill says
An act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2, relative to sexual offenders.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2, relative to sexual offenders. SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-39-211, is amended by adding the following new subsection: ( ) (1) While mandated to comply with the requirements of this part, a sexual offender or violent sexual offender must notify the owner or operator of any campground on which the offender intends to stay overnight of the offender's status as a sexual offender or violent sexual offender prior to beginning the stay. A person who knowingly stays overnight at a campground without providing the notice required by this subsection ( ) commits an offense, which is punishable as provided in subsections (f) and (g). SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it. HB1922
Sponsors
- Carringer, Michele (R, 16) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Comp. became Pub. Ch. 972
- : Comp. SB subst.
- : H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/20/2026
- : Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026
- : Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
- : Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026
- : Rec for adopt by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- : Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026
- : Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
- : Placed behind the budget
Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (April 20, 2026): 96 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (April 17, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (April 17, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (March 23, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (March 18, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt (March 16, 2026): 32 yea, 0 nay, passed
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Common questions
- What is HB1922?
- HB1922 is a bill in the Tennessee Legislature (114th General Assembly): AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2, relative to sexual offenders.
- What does HB1922 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2, relative to sexual offenders.
- What is the status of HB1922?
- Chaptered as of May 18, 2026. Latest action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 972 (May 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1922?
- Carringer, Michele (R, 16).
- Where is the official record for HB1922?
- On the Tennessee Legislature website: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1922&GA=114
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