Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly
Tennessee SB2173: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-highway vehicles.
Status: Chaptered, May 27, 2026
Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary ON APRIL 15, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2713, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to establish a statutory schedule of permit fees for the operation of off highway vehicles (OHV) at North Cumberland WMA, as follows: (1) The fee for a rider permit will range from $20.00 for a one-day resident permit to $300 for a nonresident annual permit; (2) The fee for a sportsman supplemental permit will be $40.00 annually. The supplemental permit is available only to persons who have an annual or lifetime sportsman license; and (3) The fee for a guide permit is $700 annually. This amendment authorizes the fish and wildlife commission to adjust the permit fees by rule; provided, that any increase in the fees will not be effective until July 1, 2030.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
House Agriculture & Natural Resources 1 Amendment No. 1 to HB2091 Todd Signature of Sponsor AMEND S e n ate Bill No. 2173 House Bill No. 2091* by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: 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 (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 HA1227 (8) One hundred fifty …