# Tennessee HB 0859: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, relative to transportation. Tennessee HB 0859, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, relative to transportation., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-28 (Effective date(s) 04/11/2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0859-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 0859 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, relative to transportation. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-04-28, Effective date(s) 04/11/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: Traffic Safety - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (144 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Fred Atchley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ed Butler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michele Reneau (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-27 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/27/2025 | pass | 27 | 1 | | | 2025-03-24 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/24/2025 | pass | 91 | 2 | | | 2025-03-24 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-18 | House | HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 0 | | | 2025-03-11 | House | HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2025-04-28: Effective date(s) 04/11/2025 - 2025-04-28: Pub. Ch. 197 - 2025-04-11: Signed by Governor. - 2025-04-03: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2025-04-03: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-03-28: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2025-03-27: Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 1, PNV 1 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0149) (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2025-03-24: Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 2, PNV 2 (House) - 2025-03-24: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0116) (House) - 2025-03-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-20: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-18: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/18/2025 (House) - 2025-03-11: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee (House) - 2025-03-05: Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/11/2025 (House) - 2025-03-04: Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-04: Ref. to Transportation Committee (House) - 2025-02-06: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. (House) - 2025-02-05: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-04: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0116 (Substitute), 2025-03-24: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0116.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0197.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0859.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0859.pdf) - SA0149: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0149.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed) - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) ## Sources - [HA0116 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0116.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0197.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0859.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0859.pdf) - [SA0149 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0149.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026) - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0859-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).