Environment and Conservation, Department of - As introduced, requires the department to ensure that certain safety signage is placed at new trails or trails under renovation within the state's trail system; requires the same for jogging trails. - Amends TCA Title 11.

HB 2002 would have required the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to install specific safety signage on all new or renovated state trails and jogging trails after July 1, 2026. It mandated emergency reporting markers at trail access points, mile markers or emergency location signs for trails under one mile, and regular vegetation clearing to maintain visibility of signs. The bill applied to both standard trails (managed by the department) and jogging trails (managed by relevant agencies). The bill was filed in early 2026 but withdrawn on February 2, 2026, and is no longer active.