# Tennessee HB 1320: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 12 and Title 54, relative to transportation.

Tennessee HB 1320, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 12 and Title 54, relative to transportation., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-08 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025, 07/01/2029) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1320
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 12 and Title 54, relative to transportation.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-04-08, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025, 07/01/2029
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: Transportation, Dept. of
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (133 yes, 16 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New rules for Tennessee transportation bids: benefit, low. Tennessee transportation reviewers use a department scoring matrix and rank proposals by their combined scores. The highest-scoring proposer is the recommended winner. The commissioner can accept that choice or reject all proposals and use another lawful contracting method. Proposers receive writte…
- Faster Tennessee emergency contracts, fewer limits: mixed, low. Tennessee's transportation commissioner can use emergency contracts when a failure, threatened failure, or other emergency risks travelers' safety or major delays. Contracts must be narrowly focused on fixing the problem. When time allows, the department can hold a special bidding process and waive…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Mark Cochran (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ronnie Glynn (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jerome Moon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/17/2025 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-13 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/13/2025 | pass | 71 | 16 |   |
| 2025-03-10 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | House | HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0110.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1308.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1320.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0110.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1308.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1320.pdf)

## Related
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- [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)
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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1320-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).