# Tennessee HB 0969: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 54; Title 55; Title 65 and Title 67, relative to transportation.

Tennessee HB 0969, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 54; Title 55; Title 65 and Title 67, relative to transportation., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-27 (Effective date(s) 05/21/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 0969
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 54; Title 55; Title 65 and Title 67, relative to transportation.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/21/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 17
- Subjects: Public Funds and Financing
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (214 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

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## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Rebecca K. Alexander (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jody Barrett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kip Capley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Crawford (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rusty Grills (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy Hill (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Lamberth (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Aron Maberry (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brock Martin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Johnny Shaw (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bryan Terry (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ryan Williams (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2025 | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 | pass | 89 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-21 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR &amp; RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 27 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 26 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | House | HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | House | HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (38)

- 2025-05-27: Effective date(s) 05/21/2025
- 2025-05-27: Pub. Ch. 508
- 2025-05-21: Signed by Governor.
- 2025-05-09: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House)
- 2025-05-08: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-28: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0447) (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0054) (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House)
- 2025-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-04-21: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0506) (House)
- 2025-04-21: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0016) (House)
- 2025-04-17: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-17: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-04-17: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2025-04-16: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-09: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Placed behind the budget (House)
- 2025-03-12: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-05: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-02-26: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-26: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-02-25: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2025-02-19: Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 2/25/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-18: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee (House)
- 2025-02-12: Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/18/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-11: Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-10: P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee (House)
- 2025-02-06: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2025-02-05: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- HA0506 (Substitute), 2025-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0506.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0508.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0144.pdf)
- HA0016: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0016.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0969.pdf)
- SA0054: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0054.pdf)
- SA0447: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0447.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
- [HA0506 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0506.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0508.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0144.pdf)
- [HA0016 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0016.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0969.pdf)
- [SA0054 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0054.pdf)
- [SA0447 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0447.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0969-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).
