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HB1334 • 2026

Transportation, Dept. of

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 54, and to amend Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. -- HB 6006 / SB 6006), relative to transportation.

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Sponsor
Lamberth, Johnson
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on the specific impacts beyond removing the report requirement, leaving some uncertainties in the candidate explanation.

Removing an Old Transportation Report Requirement

This bill removes a requirement for the Tennessee Department of Transportation to submit a report on pedestrian safety findings and recommendations.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the need for the Tennessee Department of Transportation to send a yearly report about pedestrian safety plans to legislative committees by February 15th each year.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Tennessee Department of Transportation
  • State legislative committees

Terms To Know

Pedestrian safety
Measures and plans to keep people walking safe on roads and streets.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not provide details about what happens after the report requirement is removed.
  • It's unclear if other parts of pedestrian safety planning will be affected by this change.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  2. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee

  3. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  4. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  5. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1321
By Johnson

HOUSE BILL 1334
By Lamberth

HB1334
002898
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and
Title 54, and to amend Chapter __ of the Public
Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. -- HB 6006 / SB 6006),
relative to transportation.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 54-1-104, is amended by deleting the
section.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.