TN HB 859
enactedTraffic Safety - As enacted, defines "fully enclosed" as having side panels, a roll bar or roof, and a windshield with regard to crash helmet requirements not applying to autocycles that are fully enclosed. - Amends TCA Title 55.
Tennessee · 114S1 · lower
Quick answers
Did TN HB 859 pass?
Yes. TN HB 859 has been enacted into law as of 2025-04-28. Latest recorded action (2025-04-28): Pub. Ch. 197
What is TN HB 859 about?
TN HB 859 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Traffic Safety - As enacted, defines "fully enclosed" as having side panels, a roll bar or roof, and a windshield with regard to crash helmet requirements not applying to autocycles that are fully enclosed. - Amends TCA Title 55.”.
Who sponsors TN HB 859?
Alexander is the primary sponsor of TN HB 859.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-05
- Latest action
- 2025-04-28 — Pub. Ch. 197
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Alexanderprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-04
Filed for introduction
filing
2025-02-05
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2025-02-06
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
2025-03-04
Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-03-04
Ref. to Transportation Committee
referral-committee
2025-03-05
Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/11/2025
2025-03-11
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee
referral-committee
2025-03-12
Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/18/2025
2025-03-18
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-19
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025
2025-03-19
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-03-20
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025
2025-03-24
Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 2, PNV 2
passage
2025-03-24
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0116)
amendment-passage
2025-03-24
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-03-25
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
receipt
2025-03-26
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
introduction
2025-03-27
Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 1, PNV 1
passage
2025-03-27
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0149)
2025-03-27
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
substitution
2025-03-28
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
enrolled
2025-04-02
Signed by H. Speaker
passage
2025-04-03
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
executive-receipt
2025-04-03
Signed by Senate Speaker
passage
2025-04-11
Signed by Governor.
executive-signature
2025-04-28
Effective date(s) 04/11/2025
2025-04-28
Pub. Ch. 197
Versions
Documents
- application/pdf(no extracted text yet)
- application/pdf(no extracted text yet)
- application/pdf(no extracted text yet)
- (no extracted text yet)
- (no extracted text yet)
Votes
HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 3/11/2025 Passed (4)
2025-03-11 · pass · 9-0
HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/18/2025 Passed (3)
2025-03-18 · pass · 17-0
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025 3/20/2025 (2)
2025-03-24 · fail · 0-0
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/24/2025 Passed (1)
2025-03-24 · pass · 91-2
Member-level votes (2)
- Johnson: not voting
- Jones J: not voting
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/27/2025 Passed (1)
2025-03-27 · pass · 27-1
Member-level votes (1)
- Campbell: not voting
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 1148
Official source
Attribution
Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:32:51.339172Z
Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:
Session-wide evidence can include changes to other bills:
Use this data
Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=TN&identifier=HB 859. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.
Known limitations
- Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
- Committee referrals are not yet captured.
- Some documents have no extracted text yet, so version comparison may be limited.
See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.