# Tennessee HB 2009: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3 and Title 54, relative to highway traffic noise. Tennessee HB 2009, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3 and Title 54, relative to highway traffic noise., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Effective date(s) 05/19/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2009-2025-2026 - 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 2009 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3 and Title 54, relative to highway traffic noise. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Effective date(s) 05/19/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Highways, Roads and Bridges - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (183 yes, 5 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Local governments can fund highway noise studies: mixed, low. Effective upon becoming law, Tennessee counties and municipalities can request state highway noise studies through a resolution of their governing body. Studies cover homes along the highway's noise path, including interstate highways. Dense woods or tree rows that largely blocked the highway view… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: John Ray Clemmons (Democrat), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-15 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/15/2026 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-04-13 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 | pass | 91 | 4 | | | 2026-04-13 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-07 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 25 | 1 | | | 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-03-24 | House | HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 0 | | | 2026-03-17 | House | HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (30) - 2026-05-26: Effective date(s) 05/19/2026 - 2026-05-26: Pub. Ch. 1000 - 2026-05-19: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-07: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-20: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-15: Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0946) (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-13: Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 4, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-13: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0836) (House) - 2026-04-13: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-09: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 (House) - 2026-04-07: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-24: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2026-03-24: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/24/2026 (House) - 2026-03-17: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/17/2026 (House) - 2026-02-04: Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-04: P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee (House) - 2026-02-02: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0836, 2026-04-13: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0836.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1000.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2027.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2009.pdf) - SA0946: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0946.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the victims assistance assessment. (failed) - HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. (failed) - HB 1906: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative to creditable service for a period of disability. (failed) - HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. (failed) - HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. (failed) - HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to penalties for violations of ordinances. (failed) ## Sources - [HA0836 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0836.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1000.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2027.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2009.pdf) - [SA0946 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0946.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the vi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2023-2025-2026) - [HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1967-2025-2026) - [HB 1906: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1906-2025-2026) - [HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1720-2025-2026) - [HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1710-2025-2026) - [HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1667-2025-2026) - [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-HB2009-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).