Amends TCA Title 29; Title 55; Title 62, Chapter 7; Title 66; Title 68, Chapter 110 and Title 68, Chapter 14.

This bill requires the owner or operator of a campground or an agent of the owner or operator ("campground owner") to post in a high traffic area on the campground or distribute to registered guests or visitors of the campground a written policy on campground curfew, alcohol use, tobacco use, and pets. As used in this bill, a "campground" means any parcel or tract of land, including buildings and other structures, where five or more campsites are made available for use as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use, and includes recreational vehicle parks.<br /> <br /> This bill authorizes a campground owner to eject a person from the campground and notify the appropriate local law enforcement authorities of any person who (i) is not a registered guest or visitor of the campground; (ii) remains on the campground beyond an agreed-upon departure time and date; (iii) defaults in the payment of any lawfully imposed registration or visitor fee or charge; (iv) creates a disturbance that denies other persons their right to quiet enjoyment of the campground necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, and safety; or (v) violates any federal, state, or local law.<br /> <br /> This bill provides that a person who remains on a campground after having been asked to leave by a campground owner for violating (i)-(v) commits criminal trespass and may be removed summarily by the campground owner or a law enforcement officer. However, a person so removed is entitled to a refund of the unused portion of any prepaid fees, less any amount otherwise owed to the campground owner or deducted for damages, which unused portion of prepaid fees may be prorated at a rate that is based upon the daily rate charged by the campground owner.<br /> <br /> ON MARCH 11, 2024, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1918, AS AMENDED.<br /> <br /> AMENDMENT #1 makes the following changes to the bill:<br /> <br /> (1) Clarifies that the meaning of "campground" does not include state-owned lands;<br /> <br /> (2) Clarifies that "campground owner" does not mean a landlord; and <br /> <br /> (3) Authorizes the campground owner to remove a person from a campground for a violation of the law regardless of whether the person was a registered guest of the campground whose agreed-upon departure date has not passed at the time of the trespass, the person may be removed summarily by the campground owner or a law enforcement officer.<br />