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TN HB 975

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Traffic Safety - As enacted, authorizes counties to delegate authority to the chief administrative officer of the county highway department to set lower speed limits on county roads if the department employs an engineer who is capable of completing required engineering and traffic investigations. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Introduced
2025-02-06
Status date
Latest action
2025-04-08 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 123
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Burkhartprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-05

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-06

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-10

    P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-11

    Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-26

    Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/4/2025

  6. 2025-02-27

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  7. 2025-03-04

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-03-05

    Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/11/2025

  9. 2025-03-11

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-03-19

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025

  11. 2025-03-20

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/24/2025

  12. 2025-03-24

    Comp. SB subst.

  13. 2025-04-08

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 123

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 3/4/2025 Passed (4)

    2025-03-04 · pass · 9-0

  • HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/11/2025 Passed (3)

    2025-03-11 · pass · 16-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/24/2025 3/20/2025 (2)

    2025-03-24 · fail · 0-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/24/2025 Passed (1)

    2025-03-24 · pass · 96-0

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